Adore this book. I want to be there and emerge myself in the life and times of everyone there. I do hope more books are written in this village and is about other couples

When Rose moves to Cornwall for the summer she has more than the beautiful scenery on her mind, she wants to track down the person who saved her life! This book really draws you in and you find yourself caring about the characters and wanting them to find their happy endings. I can’t wait to read the next in the series.

An Endless Cornish Summer is like a warm drop of essence for the soul which is heart- wrenching but also uplifting and inspiring at the same time. It is not the kind of story I read usually. The book's main character Rose is a person who survives a terminal illness due to the donation by an unknown person. The author has brought in front of the reader her fears, her despair and the hopelessness she feels at her situation in a very believable manner. But I usually am not a fan of reading such life and death conditions.

But the author has also managed to bring forth Rose's determination to survive, the support and optimism the people around her give her for her battle against the illness, that I couldn't help but feel inspired at the end of it. Props to the author for that.

The story also follows Rose when she tries to find who was the anonymous donor that saved her life. And she comes across Finn, who might be the donor. Despite trying not to get too involved with him nor the other people she meets in the Cornish town, she forms deep connections with many people around her. Her journey towards living after her scary journey towards life is the major part of the story. And that has been told in an engaging and heart- touching way. The book is worth 4 stars for me. Thanks to Netgalley, publisher and the author Phililipa Ashley for the ARC of this book and all the opinions in this review are my own.

An Endless Cornish Summer
Phillipa Ashley

Rose ist auf der Suche nach Antworten. Als Knochenmarkspendeempfängerin sucht sie ihren Lebensretter und begibt sich deshalb an einem traumhaften Ort an der Küste von Cornwell.
Dort kann sie nicht nur ihrer Arbeit als Archäologin nachgehen, sondern auch der Frage, wer ihr vor einiger Zeit anonym das Leben gerettet hat.
Trotz dieses interessanten Plots und den sympathischen Hauptfiguren ist mir der Einstieg in die Geschichte zunächst nicht ganz leicht gefallen. Erst plätscherte die Story ein bisschen seicht vor sich hin.
Doch nachdem ich mich erst einmal in die Geschichte eingefunden hatte, wurde ich mit einem flüssig zu lesenden Sommerroman belohnt.
 
Insgesamt hatte ich jedoch das Gefühl, dass sich die Autorin ein bisschen zu viele Themen vorgenommen hat: Krebserkrankung, Knochenmarkspende, Trauer, Verlust, um nur einige zu nennen. Ich persönlich mag es nicht, wenn eine Geschichte von zu vielen Problematiken überlaufen ist.

Insgesamt war das Buch jedoch ein recht unterhaltsamer Liebesroman der mir einige schöne Lesestunden bereitet hat.

A delightful easy read filled with likeable characters. Rose Vernon had mostly been raised by her grandmother Marge, as her single mother had a dream job as a TV producer of a major series in America. Rose had a lovely life with her grandmother until she started to feel very unwell at Cambridge university, and tests showed she had aplastic anaemia, and needed a bone marrow transplant. Sadly nobody in her family could help so she was placed on the marrow bone donation register. It was an agonising wait, but amazingly she eventually received the call, there was a matching donor. Rose needed chemotherapy to destroy her remaining stem cells, she felt very wretched for a while, but the transplant was a huge success, so she was eventually able to go back to Cambridge and finish her PHD, and gain a position as a lecturer in archaeology.

Then, sadly, Grandma Marge died. She left her cottage to Rose, along with a letter in which she told her to find out who the donor was, and thank them for the gift of life. So she sent off a letter to the donor, by way of the donor charity; and a few weeks later was surprised to receive an answer. Neither of them had given names, the donor charity didn’t allow that, but the picture on the front of his card (the only information given by the charity was that the donor was male), made Rose believe that he came from Falford, in Cornwall. By chance she found a summer job leading a dig at an ancient site on the Lizard Head, close to Falford; as well as a few other ancient Cornish antiquity sites, she might have the opportunity to find her donor.

And so the story begins. Rose has worked out there is a strong possibility that her donor is one of two brothers who run a boat-building business. She finds a tiny flat over the top of a shop right in the centre of the village, with fantastic views of the boatyard and the sea. She settles into Cornish life, getting involved in village life and working at the dig, and getting to know the brothers, Finn and Joey. She is drawn to Finn, but he remains quite distant, whereas Joey is much more friendly and outgoing. Rose realises though that he will only ever be a friend.

There are a lot of twists and turns until the truth is revealed. Will it make any difference to their friendship? It seems it might, until there is the opportunity for a heart to heart conversation. But be ready for several happy endings! Well worth reading.

*3.5
This book is definitely a summer must-read. It definitely started out a bit too slow for my taste. However, I am so happy I stayed with it. I adored the quaint village setting, sitting on the water. And I adored the characters we followed. Especially considering I've been loging in a concerning amount of hours on stardew valley this book gave me exactly what it needed to give.

At first, I wasn't sure if I would be able to read this book. It started out a tad slow, for my taste. However, I am so glad that I stayed with it. I really enjoyed the story and all of the characters, especially Oriel. I also adored the quaint village setting, sitting on the water. I could clearly picture the beautiful atmosphere in my head. I definitely wasn't disappointed.

This book was wonderful and I read it in one day. Such an unusual plot and I loved that the central character was an archaeologist which isn’t the usual career choice in this category of book. The characters were endearing, the storyline was engaging and I just couldn’t put the book down. I will definitely be looking to read more from this author now. Thanks netgalley

Good summer read, set in Cornwall. Interesting characters and plot and good descriptions of the area the book is set in. I would recommend this for a bit of summery escapism!

This is a fabulous summer read. I escaped back to the seaside and loved the characters I met there. Rose has a secret which we know almost from the beginning but the villagers she meets do not. You feel such sympathy for her as she has to come to terms with bereavement and serious health issues. The two brothers are a good contrast to each other and you are kept on your toes as to the outcome and what Rose will decide.

With a gorgeous setting and a lovely Cornish community, you are lifted into Rose's world. Highly recommended. Thanks to the publisher for a copy of the book

Complementary copy given for my honest review and opinion. Great romance that was fun and memorable with good character building.

Philippa Ashley takes me back to Cornwall, I love it so much, I can feel the sand in my toes and breeze in my hair as I read. Philippa always brings just the perfect romance , with fun, humour a bit of drama and misunderstandings and then our happy wistful ending that delights us all. I loved Rose and you root for her every page of her journey and Philippa’s writing style is what’s so good about her books, she makes characters you want to fall in love with and be friends with. Just perfect

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

Another lovely heartwarming book by this author. Rose is a great main character and I love her quest of trying to find the bone marrow donor who saved her life... but which of the Morvah brothers is it Joey or Finn and will they forgive her her deception of getting to know them without telling them her secret? The great setting and romance makes this a definite for the beach this year.

A lovely introduction to this little corner of Cornwall. This is exactly the romance you expect with the predictable misunderstandings and final ending we romance readers want to sigh over. What is so great is the way it is written. You really want to go on Rose’s journey with her and not stop until the final page is read.

The back story to the book was different to the majority of stories around right now. I love the setting in Cornwall, and the characters and I hope there are more in the series to follow.

I absolutely love Phillipa Ashley’s books and this one certainly did not disappoint. The setting in Cornwall is perfect along with the brilliant characters we meet within the pages.
Rose is the main character who goes on a long journey in more ways than one. She moves to Cornwall and starts to make friendships and meeting new people. I loved every page and was sad to come to the end.
I thoroughly recommend this book for a wonderful feel good read.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advance copy of this book. I really enjoyed this book and engaged with the characters particularly Rose. It transported me to beautiful Cornwall and was a badly needed escape. I have read quite a few of Phillipa’s books and this did not disappoint. Beautifully written with well rounded and believable characters, highly recommended!

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for this Advanced Readers Copy

A woman on a mission of both self-discovery and the man who quite literally saved her life with a bone marrow donation; that’s the premise that got me hooked into reading this little gem of a book. Rose Vernon is just that person and having recently lost her grandmother and been given an archeology grant opportunity in Cornwall, what’s not a better way to find her donor along the way.

Rose quickly gets mixed into the quaint yet bustling seaside village of Falford, Cornwall and meets two completely attractive and polar opposite brothers Finn and Joey. They make a living building custom boats for local and pocket-heavy clients, and they just might be the answers to the elusive question: who exactly is Rose’s donor? While I don’t normally enjoy a love triangle of sorts, I think this author handled it almost to perfection with Finn and Joey being equally drawn to the elusive Rose.

What really pushed my enjoyment of this book for me was the quirky and diverse cast of characters that make up Rose’s new local friends including Oriel (who runs the local hippie tourist store), Oriel’s girlfriend Naomi, Bo (the cafe and diner owner), Dorinda (Finn and Joey’s tough-as-nails mum), Auntie Lynne and her alien-conspiracy believing boyfriend Nigel, and Maddie (Rose’s best friend from back home in Cambridge). I just loved and at times was frustrated by, but ultimately rooted for this group of loveable weirdos that Phillipa Ashley managed to believably create.

My only issue with this books is that at times it got so bogged down in the jargon and accuracy of both the sailing and archeology aspects of the story, that it slowed the pacing of the book a bit. Also, by the time it hit the 80% mark, it felt like things should have been wrapped up and then I realized that she hadn’t found out her almost complete reasoning for being there in the first place (the donor of course!). Her getting so wrapped up in other parts of the story left a bit to be desired with finding out both the donor and who Rose ultimately ends up with. If it had a tighter storyline at the end, I might of given it a higher rating.

Overall though, I am just an absolute sucker for anything set in or to do with in any way, shape or form Cornwall, be it a book, tv show or movie, you will have me right there. I am definitely going to check out more from this author, especially the next book in this series, which is centred around the cafe owner Bo, who we got just a little taste of who her mystery man is at the end.

Archaeologist Rose goes to work on a dig in Cornwall secretly looking for a stranger who saved her life. After severe illness and the loss of her beloved grandma she takes the opportunity to travel to Falford with both hands. There, she is met by a warm and tightknit community of unique characters who provide shelter, friendship, romance and an eagerness to teach Rose everything about her new surroundings.

The Morvah brothers who own the local boat yard hold a special significance for Rose. However, despite growing feelings for one of them, she holds a secret close to her heart that could change everything.

This latest novel from Phillippa Ashley was such a treat, filled with mystery, romance, sailing the Cornish coast and delving into the folklore of this magical place. An Endless Cornish Summer captures everything great about Cornwall and leaves you with a warm, fuzzy feeling.

The writing is beautiful and incredibly well researched making the story informative as well as romantic and mysterious. Main character Rose has a friendly, optimistic nature which draws you in and the friends she makes are just as engaging.

This is one of my favourite reads this Summer.

For Rose, every day is a gift. She narrowly survived a life-threatening illness and owes everything to her anonymous donor. Determined to thank him, Rose follows a trail of clues that lead her to the little Cornish fishing village of Falford.
But things become complicated when Rose is drawn into local life, becoming involved in the legendary Falford Regatta and meeting the handsome Morvah brothers – one of whom might just be the man she’s looking for. But which one?
Can Rose find the answer she’s searching for, or will she lose her heart before the summer is over?
Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this.
I really enjoyed this book! It wasnt a run of the mill love story. Rose doesnt work in a bakery/flower shop/tearoom etc. There was of course the love interest along with a brother (which one will she choose?) Will she stay or return home after the summer? Will she ever get out of the smallest flat in the world?.......So many questions! Ultimately this is a fell good book, a 'make you smile' book a 'make your heart melt a little' book. I thoroughly enjoyed it.