The Postcard

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Not only does Penny deal with a lot of stresses at once, her life unfortunately decides to turn down the 'misunderstood' road. While the story very much centres around the vicarage and its residents there are other story threads and characters interwoven and the conclusion of this book very much suggests that there could well be follow up books based on them.

My word this was just an amazing book I loved it from start to finish and juts had to keep reading it to find out what would happen next. All the threads of the tale come together and tie in nicely but there is an abrupt ending which leads on very nicely to another instalment covering Ella’s story. The Postcard by Fern Britton is a contemporary story surrounding two sets of siblings and secrets from the past. However, the setting of 'The Postcard' didn't bother me this time as it wasn't the main focus of the storyline.

It really tackles the issue of Post Natal Depression quite well, as you do have sympathy with Penny although that sympathy does wear thin a little after a while as he doesn't always seem too grateful for things that others do for her. Information is fed to the reader steadily as we gradually build up a picture of the family dynamic over the years and we understand that there is a lot of resentment between the sisters.

Given how much I love books set in Cornwall, this was a really lovely story, that had a great community feel to it, and was just a joy to read.I find Fern's writing engaging and easy to read, and her characters realistic - this book is no exception. I also really enjoyed Ella's storyline and can't help but think this isn't the last that we have seen of her, at least I hope it isn't.