I really enjoyed this book and I would highly recommend it. It has a great story line, excellent main characters and it is a real page turner. I read this book in one sitting and the hours just flew by!

I loved this book. It is a lovely story with some amusing bits. It certainly brightened my week and found this hard to put down. Love the character of Mamie - would of loved an Aunt like her myself. Would love to visit Pendraggan. Keep writing these lovely books Fern. I always feel like I know the characters in your books.

Thanks Netgalley and the Pub lisher. I actually like Fern's books she has a really nice style of writing. It has made me want to visit Cornwall again. Good read

I really enjoyed this book when Angela takes on the job of temporary vicar in a small village she really does a great job and tries lots of interesting idea's with her parishioners which eventually brings the community together in lots of ways lots of twists along the way and some great characters make this another great read from fern Britton loved it

Lovely easy read. Set in beautiful Cornwall.
A warm book that’s great for a summers day no major twists and turns but a great holiday read

Lovely feel good story that is nice and easy to read. A believable story about the community and how they can pull together.

This was a cosy intriguing read. I loved the depiction of Cornish life. The book had a good strong storyline with brilliant characters and an over all feel good factor. I've read all of Fern's previous books and while this isn't my fave it's still a good strong read.

Lovely read from Fern Britton, very much character driven , some delightful, others less so but interesting and totally believable . Really good story, no great surprises but an excellent read for long journeys, holiday or a wet winter weekend by the fire.

I have become a fan of Fern’s novels and so I was looking forward to reading The Newcomer.

I wasn’t disappointed.

Throughout this book, I was glued. I was sneaking a page or a chapter in whenever I could.

Angela was a believable and relatable character who is trying to make a difference. The supporting characters are also great.

Whilst reading, I felt like I was by the water in this lovely Cornwall village and that is always good for the soul. The plot had many twists and turns and never quite went in the direction I was expecting it to.

There is something so comforting about Fern’s novels regardless of what is going on with the plot. There are full of warmth and humour (how I imagine Fern to be actually.)

The Newcomer is full of wonderful characters and intrigue. I loved it.

When vicar Simon and his wife Penny leave Pendruggan for a year's sabbatical in Brazil the locals are in for a shock when newly ordained Angela comes to take his place. She arrives with her reluctant daughter, husband and Aunt Mamie, but will this first posting be all plain sailing or will she face opposition to the changes she wants to make!

Great to be back in Pendruggan with some old familiar faces but the new one that really stole the show for me was Mamie who I thought was a great character. Perfect book to transport you to Cornish life and I am always a sucker for books about my favourite part of the country

Another beautifully, captivating novel from Fern. It was a delightful story that involved friendship,love and the importance of community- I loved it.

It was lovely to go back to the delightful village of Pendruggan and back to old friends like Queenie, Angela and PIran. Fern has a great talent for creating books that you just want to keep reading and not put down and this was another book just like that! The arrival of the four new characters brought a new family to get to know and love and in writing about them, Fern reminded us that, although we live together, we can often get so wrapped up in our own thoughts and problems, that we lose sight of what is going on with our own family. I loved the character of Mamie with her flamboyant and eccentric stories of her jaunts with famous people and the ending was so heartfelt that made me cry. Yet another wonderful book by such a lovely lady!

Yet another great read from Fern about the villagers of Pendruggan. Some of the villagers pop up in the stories but any of the books can also be read as a stand-alone. Simon the Vicar his wife Penny and daughter Jenna go away for a year leaving a temporary vacancy for a vicar for the village. Perfect for new Vicar Angela and her family. Stepping into village life doesn’t run quite as smoothly as hoped for and Angela is in for a bumpy ride. Some of the villagers look forward to Angela’s ideas and want to help but some are definitely not happy with the new Vicar.

It’s springtime in the Cornish village of Pendruggan and as the community comes together to say a fond farewell to parish vicar, Simon, and his wife, Penny for a year & a newcomer causes quite a stir. Newly ordained Reverand Angela Whitehorn comes to Cornwall to make a difference. With her husband, Robert, by her side, she sets about making changes – but it seems not everyone is happy for her to shake things up in the small parish, and soon Angela starts to receive anonymous poison pen letters.
With faith and friends by your side, even the most unlikely of new beginnings is possible.
Yet another well written book with great characters & a well paced story. The author’s books whilst taking you through a range of emotions also have a feel good factor. I love the inhabitants of Pendruggan & hope there are lots more books to come
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

I did enjoy this very engrossing story. This was full of interesting characters and it was so true of village life. The feeling expressed about losing a loved one was certainly something I was able to relate to. The problems and insecurities of the new vicar, Angela were realistically described. There is a mystery concerning anonymous letters and I was surprised by the sender. As for the dog, Mr Worthington, I know a dog just like him, especially nosing in people’s bags! This was such a lovely story that I had to keep reading until the end. I hadn’t read any of the previous books in this series but that didn’t hinder my enjoyment of this book. I received a copy and have voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

There's a certain addictive charm about all of Fern Britton's stories. The description of Cornwall and village life are part of this, but the uniqueness stems from her characters. She explores everyday situations and leaves behind the mundane, teasing out the courage, fear, passion and secrets, which hide behind their public face,

This story draws you in with a tragic event, before taking you back six months to the arrival of a newcomer to Pendruggan. Angela is a newly ordained vicar, Pendruggan is her first, albeit temporary parish, and she wants to succeed. You meet the village characters, some of which are familiar, and Angela's family. Her husband is a television political correspondent, on a temporary sabbatical from a career he loves, her daughter Faith, is much loved, but unhappy to be uprooted from her friends and the life she loves, Then there's Aunt Mamie. A wildcard, she is an important influence in Angela's life, and her maverick nature brings laughter and excitement to the village and its inhabitants.

The plot is fast-paced and easy reading, it has the ethos of a cozy mystery, with its cast of character and a mystery to solve, but it’s more than this. The complex characters are flawed and realistic and give the story emotional depth and interest. The plot is simple but believable, and its resolution authentic. There is a lovely medley of angst, faith, humour and poignancy. It’s an emotional journey for Angela and those who care about her and she leaves the village with memories that resonate.

A lovely book that is both entertaining and sincere.

I received a copy of this book from Harper Collins UK - Harper Fiction via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

Great feel good read. Lovely story with brilliant characters. This book is well written and a pleasure to read.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

Another Cornish beauty from Fern. Just what I need to brighten up these dark cold winter days. Lovely characters, great setting as always.a great feel good pick me up book.

Fern never disappoints reading her books is like meeting up with an old friend and carrying on as if you have never been apart.
Beautiful story of love loss and new friends and memories that will last for ever.
As soon as you read the first page you are wrapped in a worm glow of happiness right to the very last page.

Welcome to the idyllic Cornish village of Pendruggan where at the start of the story we wave farewell to parish vicar Simon who is off to Brazil with wife Penny, and we say hello to new vicar Angela, her husband Robert, daughter Faith and Aunt Marnie.

Immersing herself in the community, Angela is shocked when she receives a poison pen letter, but as more letters arrive, she starts to look differently at her friends and neighbours. Who could be doing such a hurtful thing?

Although I liked all the characters in this book, Marnie completely and utterly stole my heart, she was larger than life, and had some wonderful tales to tell. It was also lovely to revisit some familiar faces from Fern’s previous book The Postcard.

This was a gorgeous story which contained lots of laughs, and a moment which made me choke back tears. Fern Britton is a beautiful storyteller weaving gold out of the words she spins onto the page.