Welcome to my stop on the blogtour for Making Memories at the Cornish Cove by Kim Nash.
Making Memories at the Cornish Cove was published on 17th April 2024 by Boldwood Books.
It’s never too late…
After five husbands and five broken hearts, Lydia feels like she’s always been chasing something. But now she’s found her purpose, and having moved to Driftwood Bay to spend more time with her daughter Meredith, she’s happier than ever.
But there’s still life in these old bones yet! With her newfound sense of identity, she’s keen to re-explore the things that made her happy as a younger person. Lydia’s passion was dancing – she used to compete in her younger years, and there’s no place she’s more at home than on the dancefloor.
So when widower and antiques restorer Martin tells her about a big dance competition, she’s ready and raring to bring more joy into her life. But while making memories with Martin, the more she realises that both of their hearts need restoring too…
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Making Memories at the Cornish Cove is another fantastic addition to the wonderful series by Kim Nash, set in the lovely village of Driftwood Bay and very much a firm favourite of mine. I love that this series focuses on a different character each time and in this book we learn more about Lydia who is Meredith’s mum. We learn a little bit about the slightly strained relationship in Meredith’s story so it was nice to focus and go back to why and how this came about.
Lydia has recently moved to Driftwood Bay following the divorce from her fifth husband and was previously living in America. When Meredith announced that she had purchased a lighthouse, Lydia thought it would be the perfect opportunity to build bridges with her daughter, not realising how much Driftwood Bay and being close to Meredith again would affect her. Now settled into village life, she is closer to Meredith than ever and enjoying her own company for a change and blossoming friendships with next door neighbour Celia (her sister Dianne – with 2 ‘n’s) and Martin, who is Clem’s father.
When a box of her belongings arrive from her ex-husband in America, it takes Lydia back to a different part of her life where her main concern was rehearsing as a dancer (Strictly style!) and how it all came to an abrupt end when she found out she was expecting Meredith. As a scared teenager, the dancing had to go on the back burner and Lydia never really found the courage to go back to it. However, fate (and Martin) have a change in store for Lydia and when Martin sees a flyer for a dance competition, they realise it is just what they both need! Martin unfortunately, is more Ed Balls than Giovanni Pernice but that doesn’t matter – Lydia is loving finding her dancing feet again and Martin is happy to have a focus following the death of his wife some years earlier.
It was lovely to be reacquainted with the other members of the community and see how they are doing. They feel like your friends so I always enjoy little mentions of them, even potty mouth Vi, who has no filter. The thing I love about Kim’s books is just how relatable to real life that they are. Things aren’t perfect and a lot of the characters are going though changes that aren’t just brushed under the carpet. Meredith is going through issues with menopause that make her question her relationship with Clem but I though this was handled really well and not glossed over with as though it was a small change. Vi is struggling with mobility and too proud to ask for help which is where this wonderful village pulls together.
It is always an absolute pleasure to read a new book by Kim Nash and I can’t wait for the next one!
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About the Author
Kim Nash is an author of uplifting, funny, heartwarming, romantic, feel-good fiction and has wanted to write books since she was a little girl. The Cornish Cove series is set in the fictional seaside village of Driftwood Bay in Cornwall and is published by Boldwood Books. She lives in Staffordshire with her son Ollie and English Setter rescue dog Roni, is Digital Publicity Director for publisher Bookouture (a division of Hachette UK) and is a book blogger.
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