ESCAPE TO POLKERRAN POINT BY CASS GRAFTON

When Lauren arrives in Polkerran Point to stay with her friend Anna, she’s jobless, boyfriendless and pregnant – not a state she ever imagined she’d be in. She needs to step away from her life for while to consider her options and the heart of a Cornish village community seems a good place to be. Meanwhile Anna’s neighbour Daniel urgently needs a fake girlfriend to fulfil a filming commitment for his ‘Grand Designs’ dream house.

It was good to catch up with characters from the first Polkerran Point novel, but this book can be read as a standalone too. Cass Grafton’s love for Cornwall shines through in her portrayal of the village, which is the perfect virtual West Country escape without going anywhere near the M5.