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The café by the seaJenny Colgan

The café by the sea

Jenny Colgan (2016)

SubgenreContemporary Romance
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SettingContemporary Urban
CSM age13

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

Years ago Flora fled the quiet Scottish island where she grew up - and she hasn't looked back. What would she have done on Mure? It's a place where everyone has known her all her life, where no one will let her forget the past. In bright, bustling London, she can be anonymous, ambitious...and hopelessly in love with her boss. But when fate brings Flora back to the island, she's suddenly swept once more into life with her brothers - all strapping, loud, and seemingly incapable of basic housework - and her father. Yet even amid the chaos of their reunion, Flora discovers a passion for cooking - and finds herself restoring a dusty little pink-fronted shop on the harbour: a cafe by the sea.

Tags

Women's FictionCulinary FictionSmall Town Romance

Is The café by the sea appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A gentle contemporary romance about a woman returning to her Scottish island home and rediscovering herself. Clean romance with no explicit content, suitable for teens and adults who enjoy heartwarming stories.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, mild sexual content, and mild language.

Publisher age: Adult·Our content rating: 13+

Publisher ages reflect reading level; our rating reflects content maturity — they can differ.

Who'll love this

Teens will enjoy Flora's journey of finding herself and following her passion for cooking while navigating family and romance.