Meet Me at Seaside Cottage 🌊 🏠

By Jenny Colgan.

Meet Me at Seaside Cottage by Jenny Colgan is a heartwarming story about second chances, family, and finding your way back to yourself.

Janey Carter has carved out a quiet, happy life in the seaside village of Carso. She loves her job as an audiologist, has two wonderful children, and lives in a beautiful home she renovated herself. But since her husband left, her confidence has wavered.

Just as she's starting to consider the idea of dating again, her grumpy thirty-year-old daughter, Essie, turns up at the door needing a place to stay.

Essie, recently unemployed, priced out of her flat in Edinburgh, and unsure about her relationship, is reluctantly forced to move back in with her mum. Their reunion is full of friction, echoing their difficult past, but it also brings opportunities for reconnection.

As the two women work together on a project to restore the derelict Seagate Cottages next door, their bond begins to rebuild. With help from rescue dogs, pub quizzes, and a stream of new neighbours and tradespeople, Janey and Essie start to heal in different ways. For Janey, there may even be a second chance at love.

The book is full of Jenny Colgan’s trademark warmth, wit, and coastal charm. I've had the opportunity to meet Jenny previously at a book influencer event, and she is as lovely in person as you’d hope — a true ray of sunshine, just like her books.

Meet Me at Seaside Cottage is a feel-good read about resilience, community, and the complicated love between mothers and daughters. A perfect comfort read with plenty of heart.

Thank you so much to Lole and the team at Hodder and Stoughton for running this book tour! The book is out now and available to purchase.

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