When Anna Campbell moves to the tiny fishing village of Crovie, on the Moray Firth, she is escaping a troubled life in London and hopes to put the past behind her. Her spontaneous purchase of the wonderfully quirky, Fishergirl's Luck however, turns out to be something of a poisoned chalice as not everyone in Crovie is welcoming. However, with the aid of a few new friends Anna begins to put the pieces of her life back together again, and with her exceptional skill for cooking, the Fishergirl's Luck soon becomes a haven for like-minded foodies.

What then follows is such a beautifully described novel that I had to google Crovie, only to find the most enchanting village, which is perched precariously on the edge of a cliff, buffeted by winds and storms, and just as described in The House Beneath the Cliff. The story flows wonderfully with characters who come to mean something special, especially the friendly villagers and the handsome hero, but even the cantankerous ones find their spotlight in a story which tugs away at your heart and which doesn't let go of your emotions until the lovely conclusion, which, I must admit, had me shedding a tear, or two.

From its pretty cover, to its emotional storyline, The House Beneath the Cliffs is a perfect read for a summer where I haven't been able to travel too far from home but thanks to this talented writer's ability to bring a story alive, I have been able to spend a wonderful few hours tucked away in a tiny corner of Scotland, hearing the howling wind, the shriek of seabirds, and sensing the wonderful aroma of Anna's splendid cooking.

An excellent engaging novel set in a hamlet beneath the dangerous cliffs in south east Scotland in Covie. Anna Campbell is escaping her life with her abusive partner Geoff who is also a chef. She buys a tiny house unseen and is shocked at what she has done as the chance of bringing a car or trailer into the village is impossible with the narrow passage to the houses. But the magic of the area works on Anna, and she quickly becomes part of the community despite the attempts of one grumpy older resident to make her depart. So despite the threatening cliffs, the lack of space, as well as the threatening storms Anna loves the place. The author weaves a story with a mystical tale in the centre, as well as a young fisher man who charms her and a father and young son who pull at her heart not forgetting a pod of bottle nosed dolphins! A great read!

Anna Campbell is looking for a fresh start when she buys Fishergirl’s Luck, a tiny cottage in Crovie on the north coast of Aberdeenshire, despite only having seen it in photographs. Freed from a long and emotionally abusive relationship with her celebrity chef partner, and coping with the grief following the recent death of her father, she needs time and space to work out what she wants to do next.
At first she is unsure whether she has made the right decision in moving to this isolated village at the foot of the cliffs, but decides to at least stay long enough to smarten the house up with a view to renting it out later. As she gets to know the locals, and is accepted into this close-knit community, her decision becomes much harder.
The characters are well drawn and relatable, the setting is atmospheric and beautifully described, and the descriptions of the food Anna cooks will make your mouth water. It’s probably best not to read this on an empty stomach. She slowly regains faith in herself and her abilities, culinary and otherwise, and begins to feel hopeful about her future.
I am always interested in reading books set in Scotland, particularly if I know the area. While living in Aberdeenshire many years ago, we took a trip to this part of the country lured by the prospect of visiting Pennan, just along the coast, where they filmed scenes for Local Hero, a popular movie at the time. The rugged coastline is magnificent on a bright summer’s day, but quite precarious, not to mention scary, in the middle of a winter storm, and Sharon Gosling really captures this in her writing.
This is Sharon Gosling’s debut adult novel though she has previously written books aimed at young adults. I really enjoyed The House Beneath the Cliffs and will be on the lookout for her books in the future. Thanks to Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for a digital copy to review.

This is a wonderful book. The characters are full, rounded and intriguing. You are drawn in to know more about them. The village and community are just what you dream of finding and the story warms your heart. A real must read book.

An excellent story, poignant and heartwarming. It made me smile and moved, I rooted for Anna hoping for the best.
The descriptions of the hamlet made me wish I could travel there, the characters are fleshed out, the plot flows and kept me turning pages.
I thoroughly enjoyed it and it's strongly recommended.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

This is an author who is new to me, but having heard her talking about this new novel, I thought it sounded right up my street. I was particularly attracted to the story as the setting is in an area I have been to recently. While not having visited this particular small seaside village, I did drive down to quite a few similar villages along that Moray Firth coast towards Inverness.


The story centres on chef Anna Campbell, who is just getting out of a long-term relationship with celebrity chef Geoff, who has become completely overbearing. Desperate to escape, she has bought a small house in the tiny seaside village of Crovie with the unusual name of Fishergirl’s Luck. Unfortunately, she only viewed the property online, so the size and location are a bit of a shock; the house is basically a converted storage shed. The village itself is obviously a shadow of the busy fishing village it once was, partly due to the extreme weather that sometimes blows in from the sea, and to the precarious state of the cliff that overshadows the area. Her first instinct is to turn and flee, but the friendly neighbours she meets convince her to stay a while longer. Even the grumpy old resident who seems to hate her can’t make her leave. Anna soon begins to feel at home in her little house and to turn her hand to cooking once again, even running a pop-up lunch club a few times a week. She also becomes friendly with handsome single dad Robert MacKenzie who lives in a nearby town. However, when the weather turns really nasty, it looks as though Anna’s comfortable life may be at an end.

I have really enjoyed reading this moving and dramatic story that kept me absorbed for hours at a time; I can highly recommend it to all. I admired Anna and her sense of adventure in leaving behind her old life and being ready to say yes to any opportunity that came her way. There are lots of other interesting characters in the story, with a range of backgrounds. I loved the relationship between Robert MacKenzie and his son and their involvement with a pod of bottlenose dolphins for which the area has become famous. What can I say about the village of Crovie - so tiny and with the constant threat of that cliff above it, with its frequent landslips, and yet so full of community spirit. Who could fail to be charmed? Anna’s little house sounded so cosy and an absolutely ideal place for someone looking to escape. Of course, with Anna being a top-notch chef, there is lots of delicious food being prepared in this story, with plenty of seafood on offer.

Amazingly "The House Beneath the Cliffs" is set in a real hamlet on the Scottish coast east of Inverness. I struggle to imagine why anyone would choose to live there but if it is truly as it is described in this book then the sense of community must be a major draw.

Anna is fleeing from an abusive relationship and buys her tiny house in Crovie almost on a whim; two good reasons though are the remoteness from London and the fact that she can afford it without a mortgage. When she first arrives she wonders what she has done (as she bought the house without viewing it) and almost leaves immediately.

Luckily Anna stays on and gradually falls in love with the area and becomes part of the community. A heart warming tale which shows that love can be found even in the most remote places.

Thanks to Net Galley and the publishers for the opportunity to review this book.

I read this book having just read a crime novel and a psychological thriller. What a lovely breather, light and joyous despite a few tragedies along the way. I really liked Anna and her new band of friends, ‘the usual suspects’. How could you not warm to them all? The novel is based in a small fishing hamlet of Crovie in Scotland which really exists. It SO made me want to visit myself and perhaps stay a while. All in all a lovely read (despite being rather predictable!) for a holiday time or just because you want to be away on holiday!

A quick and gentle escape read which I thoroughly enjoyed. Set on the Scottish coast in a tiny village, Crovie (which does exist and looks every bit as delightful as in the novel depicts) the story is a tale of community, escape, starting anew on many levels and several elements of love. Truly heartwarming and inspirational, well written descriptive writing of scenes and characters, even the grumpy ones, who are just so relatable in any small community, one can love them all except the intolerable 'ex'. The more I got into the book the more it captivated me and left me wanting more.

Anna moves to the little village of Crovie to begin a new life away from her abusive boyfriend. It’s not until she arrives at her new home that she realises it’s precarious position, under a cliff and at the edge of the sea. Not intending to make a life there Anna’s kindness and friendship wins the hearts of most of the locals. As friendships blossom Anna rekindles her love of cooking and opens a pop up lunch club, outside of her tiny home. Sadly not all of the residents welcome her. Will her warmth, love and generosity win them over? This is an easy to read absorbing book, full of community spirit. A delight.

Oh I really liked this story - lovely setting and cast of characters which was absorbing and well written. A gentle and engaging read which I very much enjoyed. Would read this author again. Thank you.

Really enjoyed this tale of Crovie village under the cliffs on the Scottish coast.
Anna has bought a cottage under the cliffs after breaking up from a long relationship with well known tv chef Geoff, but when she arrived her cottage was tiny, has she made a terrible mistake?
The characters and stories behind them were all brilliant. Atmospheric, beautiful and totally gripping story.
Hard to put down once you start reading....just loved it!!
Highly recommended!! Planning some Scottish travels now and some cooking!
Thank you for the early read- very much appreciated.

I very much enjoyed this story of making a new start and working against the odds from Sharon Gosling. Anna buys a tiny cottage in a remote Scottish hamlet in an attempt to get away from a long and somewhat abusive relationship. However she is immediately aware that she is out of her depth in this place, unprepared for the remoteness and how small it is.
But she is won over, first by the people who are immediately friendly and helpful and secondly by the place, the scenery and the weather. Almost against her will she sets up a small business which takes off despite several sabotage attempts from one dreadful neighbour and the return of her jealous ex.
Just as she thought she had things under control and was settled a tremendous storm rocks the hamlet and puts all plans on hold.
The book is an easy and fast read, something that no doubt belies the amount of work gone in to getting it like that. The characters are well drawn, all different and distinct and with their own parts to play in the story.
The setting, the tiny village of Corvie is wonderfully described and really brought alive, from the warm summer days to the cold buffeting storms, whilst the descriptions of food had me salivating and looking things up on the internet as I was reading.
Many thanks to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for the chance to read an advanced copy.

The premise of this novel is a popular one: to demonstrate how an idyllic but remote location can offer an individual a fresh start. In this novel, the individual is Anna, and the location is the fishing village of Crovie on the Moray Firth in Scotland. Can Anna attune her life to her new surroundings that are regularly threatened by storms? How will her new cookery business take off? And how can she win acceptance from some of the locals who are rather hostile?
This is an engaging, nicely-written story about an individual finding herself and quite rightly puts an area of Scotland that remains fairly unknown at the heart of the book. I would like to thank NetGalley and the publishers for the free eARC that allowed me to get to know this author's latest book.

This was a lovely, deeply immersive read . It was both heartwarming and uplifting . I read it in one sitting,, i didn't wantvto put it down once i started reading. The characters were all relatable and you got the feeling of the small community spirit, all pulling together in a united front when anyone needed help.
Anna moves to the remote village of Crovie , wanting to start again after she leaves her job as a Sioux chef after a failed relationship goes sour.
She finds the house she has has purchased is little bigger than a she'd and little more than a shack and reconsiders her options, thinking she might rent out the space instead.
The longer she spends in the little fishing village the more she settles in and is persuaded to open a pop up lunch club , after her new found friends taste her wares.
She finds an old recipe book belonging to the former resident of her house and this influences her on her menu choices .
This is a story about friendship, relationships and second chances . I especially liked the little notes that you don't realise how they connect with the characters at first , but that was a lovely touch by the author. I really enjoyed this book and thoroughly recommend it.

A lovely novel that looks at how a woman moves away from an abusive boyfriend to start over. She escapes to a crumbling cottage in a village in Scotland and we follow how she turns her life around and what happens as she comes to terms with her past and future. I loved how the author wrote how she got the idea of the house and the new start too.

This book is absolutely delightful. Telling that tale of Anna as she moves to a tiny house clinging to the cliffs in a remote village, the story continues with the ups and downs of the villagers until a terrible storm has life changing consequences. I feel sad to have finished it; the characters had become friends!

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

Anna has moved to Crovie, which is a tiny fishing village, on the Moray Firth. She’s hoping to make a fresh start.

Only, when she arrives, she’s shocked to see her new home is really no more than a shed. The village itself sits beneath a cliff, that too right on the edge of the sea. Also in constant danger of storms and landslides. Is she regretting this move!


But as she’s slowly beginning to learn and the coast, a d it’s occupants, she discovers something within herself that she thought she’d lost. Her love of cooking returns and so she decides to turns her kitchen into a pop-up lunch club. It seems that not everyone is happy to see her there, and there’s some that are more keen to see her plans fail.
 
So will Anna be able to put den roots in the little remote village or will her new beginning start to fall apart.....

The House Beneath the Cliffs is a lovely piece of escapism - a light read with a surprising amount of poignancy scattered throughout. It certainly made me want to run away to a tiny town and start again - and it was lovely to follow the main character become more confident in herself after years of being berated by a terrible boyfriend.

A thoroughly enjoyable read!

I have to admit when I first started reading this I didn’t thing it would grip me. But how wrong I was. I want to visit Crovie. I want a meal cooked by Anna. I have to say I cried at times. I want to see how her relationship with Robert progresses. And Dougie! Well all of them really. I do so hope there’s another book. I loved it , loved it, loved it