The Postcard

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Before I began 'The Postcard', I had absolutely no idea what to expect as I hadn't read one of Fern Britton's novels before. Unbelievable characters, even more unbelievable plot, and a complete lack of any Cornish atmosphere whatsoever. Her sister, Suzie, is another pretty ghastly character which does distract a little from the main flow of the book. From the bright and breezy cover of this book, I thought I would be in for a pleasant, easy-reading chick-lit book.

The three of them are great additions to this fantastic fictional village and they constantly put a smile on my face. However, if you persevere like I did, you’ll discover just why she behaves as she does and my feelings towards her did change towards the end of the story. Through Penny’s childhood memories we see how the two girls were treated very differently, especially by their mother, and Suzie was clearly the favourite. As a distraction, she finds herself drawn to the village’s new Doctor, but he isn’t quite the charmer than he seems, as new arrival, Ella, is about to find out. She has also presented other programmes, like Coast to Coast People, The Television Show and Magic Moments.In April 2008, Fern Britton together with her colleague, Phillip Schofield was the presenter of the revived 'all star' version of the super hit ITV show, Mr and Mrs. The Postcard by Fern Britton is a contemporary story surrounding two sets of siblings and secrets from the past. Penny's father passed away when she was a young girl and Penny never had a good relationship with her mother and sister. and I was wondering how the story could possibly be resolved in the few pages I could see I had left. For further information about your statutory rights, contact your local authority Trading Standards department or consumer advice center (for example the Citizen's Advice Bureau if you are in the UK).

My main problem with this story was that I really didn’t like the main character for most of the story - she’s such a negative person! Her books are cherished for their warmth, wit and wisdom, and have won Fern legions of loyal readers. As it draws near to Christmas and her husband, Simon, becomes even busier with Church preparations, Penny is finding it harder and harder to cope.Since then, Fern Britton has hosted several programmes, which include Carlton Television's After Five, BBC's Breakfast Time, London News Network's London Tonight and BBC 1’s Holiday. Marguerite Cottage - the house behind the vicarage - has just been sold, and so Penny finds herself with some new neighbours - Kit, Adam and two dogs Terry's and Celia. 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. It’s easy reading, and contains a good mix of true to life everyday issues, secrets and lies, trials and tribulations, happiness and health, and ill health. So if you like books set in gorgeous Cornish seaside villages full of life's ups and downs, drama, wonderful characters, a gauntlet of emotions and to top it all off some giggles thrown in, then The Postcard is a superb holiday read and definitely worth using up some of your precious luggage allowance on packing.