The Postcard

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I have read books by Fern before and enjoyed them so I was delighted to be asked to read The Postcard for the blog tour. An earthquake that swallowed up every one of the very tiresome people in this book is the only thing that could have rendered it tolerable to read. Unbelievable characters, even more unbelievable plot, and a complete lack of any Cornish atmosphere whatsoever.

She has a calm, gentle personality and it’s almost as though her voice is in my head narrating the story. Compared to everything that had been built up throughout, the threads of plot and the relationships, the ending was pretty weak. Penny is a vicar’s wife and television producer who has married late in life and has a young, teething baby, Jenna.

I whizzed through the book, eager to discover what would happen, but unfortunately felt like it fell at the last hurdle. Although the ending did resolve Penny’s story, it did so very quickly and I would have liked just a few more chapters explaining what happened in a bit more detail. Fern Britton has handled Penny's situation in such a sensitive yet realistic manner, including the reactions of those close to Penny, which were quite hard to read.

A hugely popular household name through iconic shows such as This Morning, Fern is also a much sough-after presenter. I was delighted when I found out I had been approved by Harper Collins and netgalley to receive a review copy of The Postcard written by one of my favoured authors, Fern Britton. 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. I say hard, the were written well, but if, like me, you relate to Penny and her life, you might find the reactions of those close to her hard to read as well. Fern Britton worked with a touring theatre company and in 1979, she started her career with Westward Television in Plymouth.

She appeared as a guest presenter for the show, Have I Got News for You on 27 April 2007 and again on 17 October 2008. When an opportunity comes Ella's way, she can't turn it down and finds herself living back in Cornwall. They also made me realise how fragile our hearts are, and how the smallest things can fix them in minutes. Her books are cherished for their warmth, wit and wisdom, and have won Fern legions of loyal readers.

Adam is the new local GP and he's also setting up a practice in the garden where he offers his patients alternative healing methods. Looking at other books by Fern Britton, I would imagine it's a high possibility we will get to visit Pendruggan and its residents another time. The couple have had their only child Jenna, while Penny is in her forties and it’s been a big shock to her system. One small criticism: as I was nearing the end of the book there were a lot of quite dramatic events – I was almost reading through my fingers! For anyone who suffers depression all the signs are there but Simon seems oblivious, he is too wound up with the care of his congregation.There were some great characters throughout the book and this was not a twee stereotypical little village.