Welcome to my stop on Bookouture Books on Tour for The Little Island Flower Stall by Tilly Tennant – a beautiful and totally addictive summer holiday rom com.
376 pages, Kindle Edition ~ Published January 29, 2025 by Bookouture
About the Book:
Escape to a colourful little flower stall on the island of Jersey with its sweeping golden beaches. A place where, this summer, Bella will discover a heartbreaking family secret… that could help her find a new beginning.
When Bella’s heart is broken by her cheating husband, she packs a bag and escapes to the little island of Jersey, to help her beloved great-aunt Celestine run her seaside flower stall.
With the sun on her cheeks, watching white-haired Celestine in her elegant patterned trouser suit beam at customers and arrange flowers in vases, Bella realises that life is too short to feel sad. And when handsome, brooding Rory arrives at the rose-covered flower stall, and their eyes meet, she feels a sudden spark…
Inspired by Celestine’s lust for life, Bella agrees to get to know Rory better. As the two of them walk together under vast blue skies, Rory tells her of the family secret that has brought him to the island.
Bella wonders if Celestine might be able to help Rory with his quest, but Celestine warns her to be careful. Bella knows she should listen to her wise aunt, but she can’t fight her feelings. Yet when she tries to track Rory down days later, she is shocked to discover the secrets he has been keeping.
Is her hope of an island romance with a mysterious, handsome man simply too good to be true? Or can this beautiful place still bring her the bright new beginning that she so desperately needs?
A beautiful romantic escapist read about healing from the hurts of the past and learning to trust the present again. Fans of Debbie Macomber and Jessica Redland will be swept away by The Little Island Flower Stall.
My Review:
This is a heartfelt, moving work on women’s fiction. It took me a bit to settle into the story, but once I was in, it was a true literary escape. Set on the Island of Jersey, which is both a beautiful and complicated place. This story contains weary main character Bella who has to start over at 40. She’s tired and certainly skeptical of romance having been burned in the past. But she doesn’t quit – she takes time to take stock and figure out who she is and what she wants. I liked that this story contained many elements – starting over, slow burn romance and a bit of mystery tied to WWII. This is a cozy, vividly written story that you can easily escape into. Just lovely.
About the Author:
From a young age, Tilly Tennant was convinced that she was destined for the stage. Once she realised she wasn’t actually very good at anything that would put her on the stage, she started to write stories instead. There were lots of terrible ones, like The Pet Rescue Gang (aged eight), which definitely should not see the light of day ever again. Thankfully, her debut novel, Hopelessly Devoted to Holden Finn was not one of those, and since it hit the Amazon best seller lists she hasn’t looked back. Born in Dorset, she currently lives in Staffordshire with her husband, two daughters, three guitars, four ukuleles, two violins and a kazoo.
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