A Cornish Gift: Previously published as an eBook collection, now in print for the first time with exclusive Christmas bonus material from Fern

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A Cornish Gift: Previously published as an eBook collection, now in print for the first time with exclusive Christmas bonus material from Fern
Fern Britton

The stories in this collection have previously been published in ebook as A Cornish Carol, The Stolen Weekend and The Beach CabinAdd a little magic to your Christmas with this fun, festive collection of warm and witty short stories from Sunday Times bestselling author Fern Britton.Christmas comes to the little village of Pendruggan and Cornwall’s very own Mr Rochester, Piran Ambrose, discovers the true meaning of the festive season when even he can’t resist the village celebrations. Meanwhile, best friends Penny and Helen are embarking on a stolen weekend of blissful indulgence but best laid plans often go awry and the ladies are in for a big surprise. In an idyllic cottage on the Cornish cliffs, the Appleby family and their bearded collie, Molly, are having a holiday to remember. It’s time for a little Cornish escape for all.Pendruggan: A Cornish village with secrets at its heart‘Fern Britton has transferred her fun and friendly charm to the page’ Good Housekeeping‘Incredibly atmospheric’ Sun‘Complicated friendships and tales of a chaotic love life make this a must-read’ Woman

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins 2017

Copyright © Fern Britton 2017

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Fern Britton asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Source ISBN: 9780008253103

Ebook Edition © October 2017 ISBN: 9780008278182

Version: 2017-12-20

Contents

Cover (#u7f3bb358-6d5b-5ab4-8c36-dfd3d1d0b02b)

Title Page (#u866ba1f5-bf3d-5f1b-a037-3c7d9a8cd8c1)

Copyright (#ucc6ec0d4-22cc-598d-8e80-8e2daf3d7410)

A Cornish Carol (#u3342f318-70fd-5bf2-87f7-3d330c600443)

Chapter 1 (#u15795f03-a86a-5be5-a5f4-16c8a0ed0827)

Chapter 2 (#udda2c325-b6d0-576a-ac0f-be0f508f1c9a)

Chapter 3 (#uf2afa150-7613-538d-88d3-32f28b9b776b)

Chapter 4 (#u0e000ae7-3d16-51b5-86ca-ec5a32a5ed41)

Chapter 5 (#u8b49e55c-0a01-5863-91e8-006693ef13f2)

Chapter 6 (#ud635a4a5-0d5d-5ffb-9fcc-d3d55a8b4a52)

The Beach Cabin (#ud45ca221-d44a-5338-bfbf-ece056286353)

Prologue (#u6dd215c9-d876-5bc5-8941-fd1cbaf1085f)

Chapter 1 (#u0b3a7289-b276-545a-84e6-a73f0b6b6ff2)

Chapter 2 (#u8ee874a3-6ec1-5c8f-a69b-5fc58a76812e)

Chapter 3 (#ud8e29688-f4c3-5c1d-80e8-6fca10d47829)

Chapter 4 (#ud533f525-3684-50af-bbdb-a6dab07db6dd)

Chapter 5 (#ufda292fb-05bf-5f2d-be04-d3d7eef18e86)

Epilogue (#uae96649f-4c73-59c4-8887-9e3ab51c7ed0)

The Stolen Weekend (#uecd55c99-5999-53c7-9746-7ce45fa0093f)

Chapter 1 (#u1f3772a5-94eb-5f29-819b-d2191b1bc6c8)

Chapter 2 (#u6fa625e3-e2f1-5ff4-835f-2e235a002cb4)

Chapter 3 (#u730c0773-4a05-54dc-9e51-b16c890b4db0)

Chapter 4 (#u4014b961-7505-5e47-ae14-a48fadac4e61)

Chapter 5 (#uf5025ae5-127f-5240-b943-8f1c2c3633e0)

Chapter 6 (#u63ce4e77-24c6-531d-9f02-c56be702e161)

Keep Reading: Coming Home (#u0aaac801-ae9c-5f11-a89a-d63d1045537b)

By the same author (#u91acf76d-0d18-5610-8d69-8fd2fa41bf48)

About the Publisher (#ue8d7268a-5c41-5776-8083-533f1addee37)

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