The beloved author of The Bookshop on the Corner returns with a sparkling sunny soulful new novel perfect for fans of Elin Hilderbrand. Years ago Flora fled the quiet Scottish island where she grew up and she hasnt looked back. What would she have done on Mure Its 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 shes 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 dusty little pinkfronted shop on the harbour a caf by the sea. But with the seasons changing Flora must come to terms with past mistakes... and work out exactly where her future lies... Funny and heartfelt The Caf by the Sea is a delightful summertime novel that puts a modern twist on the classic Seven Brides for Seven Brothers story. show more