The Spanish Cove

Name: The Spanish Cove
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781803283890
Price: 24.99 NZD
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Escape to Spain with this heartwarming summer romance!

By Cherry Radford

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Summary

Piano teacher Marina Meyer is sent back to Spain to sell her family holiday home in Cala Turquesa, a beautiful place shadowed by painful memories of her father’s tragic boating accident. While clearing out her father’s belongings, Marina befriends turtle-saving vet Mati and meets handsome property developer Agustín, who has more than just real estate on his mind. As old memories resurface and uneasy questions about her father’s death come to light, Marina must confront her past to find happiness the Spanish Cove offers.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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An escapist romantic novel set in Andalusia, Spain that draws on the author's own experiences as an expat.

An escapist romantic novel set in Andalusia, Spain that draws on the author's own experiences as an expat.

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‘Absolutely wonderful. I feel as though I've been on holiday’ – Jane Lovering

The perfect escapist romance. Let yourself be whisked away to sun-drenched Spain for a holiday you won't forget. For fans of Rosanna Ley, Jennifer Bohnet, and Lucy Coleman.

Piano teacher Marina Meyer is delighted when her mother offers to help buy her own place in London, even though it means returning to Spain to sell the family holiday home. Cala Turquesa may be beautiful, but it also holds painful memories of Marina's father, who tragically died there in a boating accident.

When Marina befriends turtle-saving vet Mati, it's hard to believe she could have stayed away so long. And then there's handsome property developer Agustín, who has set his sights on more than just the real estate...

But as Marina clears out her father's belongings, memories resurface, along with troubling questions about the circumstances of his death. Can Marina overcome these to find happiness in the Spanish Cove?

Perfect for fans of Rosanna Ley, Jennifer Bohnet, and Lucy Coleman.

Readers love The Spanish Cove!

‘Wow wow wow! What a wonderful delightful read... It simply is the best summer read’ NetGalley 5* Review

‘Amazing summer read...I consumed this book in one sitting’ NetGalley 5* Review

‘Truly stunning book from Cherry; her books get better and better... Beautifully written with lovely descriptions’ NetGalley 5* Review

‘Amazing’... The characters and scenery quickly hooked me in and it was tough to put down’ NetGalley 5* Review

‘Love, love’ this book... Great holiday read!’ NetGalley 5* Review

‘Perfect for taking on holiday and reading by the pool or on the beach! Full of love, loss, romance and sunshine. A very easy read that you will not want to put down’ NetGalley 5* Review

‘Hugely enjoyable’... The perfect summertime read!!’ NetGalley 5* Review

‘Absolutely brilliant’... I just wish I could give it more than five stars! I couldn't stop reading till I found out how it would end!’ NetGalley 5* Review

‘Oh my’. Read in an afternoon... Just have to read it’ NetGalley 5* Review

‘Perfect beach read which whisked me off to Spain!’ NetGalley 4* Review

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“An absolutely delightful and captivating read!” – Lucy Coleman

NetGalley readers praise it as a perfect escapist summer romance full of love, loss, and sunshine, a wonderfully written book that’s hard to put down and ideal for holiday reading by the pool or beach.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781803283890

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 August 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Aria

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 320

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Cherry Radford Contemporary Romance Fiction General Fiction Romance

About the Author

Cherry Radford was a piano teacher at the Royal Ballet Junior School, a keyboard player in a band, and a research optometrist at London's Moorfields Eye Hospital before finally becoming an author. She writes uplifting novels about identity, renewal and romance, and, having been raised by a half-Spanish mother, her love of Spain and Spanish culture comes through in all her novels. The Spanish House, The Spanish Garden and The Spanish Cove are three novels set in the starkly beautiful Cabo de Gata Natural Park region of coastal Andalusia, where she now lives.

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