Review of 'Fern Britton Collection' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A tall house in Trevay (not the one illustrated on the cover!) has quite a history. At least three generations of one family have lived there by the end. Really enjoyable book about family love and hate and forgiveness, with a dash of professional impropriety and more than a dash of exotic foods.
Some characters, e.g. vicar Simon Canter, have appeared in other books but this one is not stated to be part of a series.
Inconsistent punctuation, a fault shared with a large proportion of modern books; blindingly clear example on page 145. The decade-jumps zigzagging between the 1970s and 2019 are a bit unsettling, as are the jumps between locations on the 2018 wedding day.
Poor word choices or typos: lie for lay and lay for laid [both transitive], everyday for every day, too for to [twice], put for putting, him for he, parent's and parents for parents', …
A tall house in Trevay (not the one illustrated on the cover!) has quite a history. At least three generations of one family have lived there by the end. Really enjoyable book about family love and hate and forgiveness, with a dash of professional impropriety and more than a dash of exotic foods.
Some characters, e.g. vicar Simon Canter, have appeared in other books but this one is not stated to be part of a series.
Inconsistent punctuation, a fault shared with a large proportion of modern books; blindingly clear example on page 145. The decade-jumps zigzagging between the 1970s and 2019 are a bit unsettling, as are the jumps between locations on the 2018 wedding day.
Poor word choices or typos: lie for lay and lay for laid [both transitive], everyday for every day, too for to [twice], put for putting, him for he, parent's and parents for parents', latter for last, were for was. tears no. 'No.' for tears. 'No.', Adela for Sennen.
A "tumble dryer" becomes a "tumble drier" nine lines later.
Confusion of guest numbers on p 234, but the reader knows more than the speaker does.
Nice traditional sort of typeface, with the 12.5/16 being kind to readers, as is the starting of each chapter on a right-hand page.