A easy, light hearted read. I finished it in 2 days as I felt transported to the island of Corfu, imagining the sand between my toes and the smell of olives and lemons all around me. The book is poignant in parts and also restores a faith in the kindness of people. I would recommend this book to fans of The Durrells tv series because the book delivers the same feeling of warmth and love. I am Googling St Georgios south as we speak.

A satisfying, feel-good read. Enjoyed it very much.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Sorry for being so very late with this review. I love the Durrells and enjoyed this journey, the author did a great job, I smiled and laughed. I also love, love the cover. I recommend this book to any Durrell fan.

3.5 stars
A delightful book set on a beautiful Greek island. After losing her father Penny decides to take some time out and heads for Corfu to retrace the steps of the literary Durrell family. Wonderfully descriptive including everything from the sights to the food, just as if the reader was there experiencing it all. She’s soon making friends with the locals. Not sure if the book was meant to be a travelogue or romance and it would have been nice to have a bit more about the Durrells. The trouble was everything was perfect, too perfect really! Neither was there much mystery to be found in the pages. A great, lighthearted book to warm those old cockles of the heart.

Penny is very brave and sets off on her own adventure, to do something she always wanted to do and search for the Durrells. Can she find what she is looking for? Will her sadness from the past get in the way? Brilliant read from start to finish.

This was a feel good, easy read but I found it more light and breezy to read as opposed to gripping.
It was easy to pick and put down, a good holiday read.

The main setting in Corfu which Penny visits after her father passed away , is interesting describing the scenery and her reasoning for going there. Her father used to read the Durrell's story to her when she was younger, and unfortunately they never made the trip to Corfu together. I know the story of the Durrells from the book, but found some of her repetitive references to them become rather tedious. She enjoyed her holiday there as she befriended some of the locals, but thought the characters could have had more depth to them.
Interesting that she started to fall in love with Dimitris, but the book had a very abrupt ending.. I enjoyed parts of this book, but found some too drawn out. Thank you to Netgalley for an A.R.C.

I liked exploring Corfu with Penny but the love story part was not for me. I thought it was be more about Penny and Penny not Penny +1 :)

Nice book at the same time, nicely written and felt warm, a good book for the beach!

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

I loved this book, it had me hooked from the beginning.

The way the stories of Tess and Nic, Rich and the other characters were linked together was fabulous.

The description of Corfu, had me wishing I was there. Now it’s a country I want to visit.

The ending had me wanting to know what happens next. Whether Penny stays? Do Tess and Nic actually get on and whether the relationship continues? and whether Rich and Lily got together?

Maybe there could be another book to answer my questions.

Fabulous first book.

I think this is an entertaining rom-com and enjoyed the references to the Durrels and the lovely descriptions of Corfù.
It's a nice rom-com with something more as the author is very respectful of the Durrels and there's plenty of information and references.
As for the lighter side it was quite enjoyable and I liked Penny.
It's a nice novel that made me travel to Corfù and enjoy some escapism moments.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Setting off for Corfu after a horrible year, Penny explores the places she has read about in Gerald Durrells books and finds herself drawn into the lives of the locals.

A great summer escape.

Penny has always wanted to visit Corfu, ever since reading Gerald Durrell's books. 6 months after the death of her beloved father and the breakdown of her engagement, she goes. Beautifully written, describing the stunning scenery, the book transports the reader to the lovely island of Corfu. Penny is instantly attracted to Dimitris, a local fisherman, despite his quiet introverted personality. Enthralling and hard to put down, as a frequent visitor to Corfu, I loved it.

This book is about Penny, who has some life changing events - splitting up with her boyfriend and also her Dad dying so she jets off to Corfu for a bit of a pilgrimage to her favourite authors when she was growing up - The Durralls. This book was a lovely summer read . . . one to get lost on a beach with. It had a lot of local knowledge about Corfu and you can tell that tha author has really done the research needed.. I'm not really familiar with The Durralls so maybe if i was a bit more of a fan then i would have really loved it . . . that's not to say it wasn't good i think that was just an angle that i was missing myself. it was very easy reading and i enjoyed it very much.

Penny has lost her Dad to cancer and wants to relive their special memories in Greece.
They used to read the Durrells so she goes in search of them in Greece.

Will she find what she is looking for?

Nice escapism to Greece.

A nice easy holiday read. Reminding us of warm beaches in the sunshine. Some lovely characters. But, it seemed to end rather abruptly!

Unfortunately this book is not for me, if you want a travel book that fives a picture postcard in depth description then this is the book for you. I found it quite repetitive and felt that this was used as a "filler". Having watched the Durrells on TV I was looking forward to reading this but was quite disappointed.

I have scored this 3 stars as I didn't finish it.

Penny and her father have an interest in the Durrells and their time on Corfu and when her father dies, she fulfils a dream of his to go to Corfu. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know anything shout the Durrells as it is all explained. I loved the descriptions of Corfu and in a time of a shortage of foreign holidays, it was lovely to be transported to sunshine and good food and warmth.
You feel like you are wandering round the Greek island and feeling the same passions as Penny.
My only criticism would be that the ending was rather abrupt but maybe there is a second book on the horizon?

A lovely descriptive book set in Corfu. The descriptions made it feel like you were really there whilst reading. A great, easy-to-read book (no guessing games.)

Penny is fulfilling a long ago dream, visiting Corfu after the death of her father, and a break up of a relationship. It's a book full, perhaps too full, of descriptions, but nevertheless I enjoyed the feeling of being back in Corfu, with the heat, the scent and the people. Her wish is to visit all the places that the Durrells lived or worked in.
Do you remember the TV advertisement for Renault? Penny reminded me of 'Nicole' dashing aobut in her little car, stopping for coffee and tasty local dishes.
A pleasant book. thank you to NetGalley for a review copy.

I loved this book,I haven’t read the durrells in Corfu,but I wished I had,this book is a great read,it made you feel like you was there with penny and you can picture the places she been.hope she doesn’t and stays.a great book week done