Little Beach Street Bakery

Jenny Colgan — 2014

Polly Waterford is recovering from a toxic relationship. Unable to afford their flat, she has to move miles away from everyone, to a sleepy little seaside resort in Cornwall, where she lives alone above an abandoned shop. And so Polly takes out her frustrations on her favourite hobby: making bread. But what was previously a weekend diversion suddenly becomes far more important as she pours her emotions into kneading and pounding the dough, and each loaf becomes better and better. With nuts and seeds, olives and chorizo, with local honey (courtesy of local bee keeper, Huckle), and with reserves of determination and creativity Polly never knew she had, she bakes and bakes and bakes . . . And people start to hear about it. Sometimes, bread really is life . . . And Polly is about to reclaim hers.

Reviews

Renee Delcourt@booksteaandchocolate

Nov 16, 2021

I adored Polly. I think she's my new favorite book character. She's not easily swayed and works so hard for what she cares for. She's everything I strive to be. I completely adored the story and all the characters even the annoying ones were endearing in a way and I loved it. I steam rolled this book because I was determined to know how it ended. The setting of Mount Polbearne was lovely. It's written so vividly that you can't help but feel the icey water while reading. This will be a book I revisit again and again.