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Escape To... The Cornish Bakery #23
Christmas Joy at the Cornish Bakery
Come & join us in beautiful Penworth Bay, Cornwall
Volunteer at The Cornish Bay Bakery in exchange for a cosy room
with views across the bay, new friends and the chance to explore the magical Cornish coast.
In need of a change to your pace of life?
Want to escape the pressures of work?
Then contact Elsie today!
It’s Christmas at The Cornish Bay Bakery! Join in the festivities and be embraced by the warmth of Elsie’s bakery family…
Volunteer at The Cornish Bay Bakery in exchange for a cosy room
with views across the bay, new friends and the chance to explore the magical Cornish coast.
In need of a change to your pace of life?
Want to escape the pressures of work?
Then contact Elsie today!
It’s Christmas at The Cornish Bay Bakery! Join in the festivities and be embraced by the warmth of Elsie’s bakery family…
- GenresChristmas
136 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 27, 2024
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July 10, 2025
True love does exist!
December 8, 2024
Nice read
I've enjoyed this series although very short stories.. Easy reading and great characters. Still I look forward to reading the next.
I've enjoyed this series although very short stories.. Easy reading and great characters. Still I look forward to reading the next.
August 25, 2025
We are back at Elsie's Bakery in Penworth Bay, where people come to volunteer for a month, and most stay, forever!
Elsie; a wonderful lady who has built a family at the bakery she owns, came up with a great idea. Offer people a working holiday for a month, working in the bakery in the beautiful Penworth Bay in Cornwall; however, as well as offering them a room for a month, most find they fall in love with the area and find their soul mate too.
This book is centred at Christmas time and features Robyn, who doesn't have fond memories of the festive period. She grew up in a household where arguments between her parents were the norm, to the extent they divorced. Between her and her sister, Christmas has become a time to keep her parents apart, so they dont run into each other. It's also Robyn's birthday on Christmas Day, so she doesn't have the fondest memories of her birthday either!
Robyn decides to volunteer at Elsie's bakery this year to escape the fractious atmosphere at home. Believing all relationships are about putting on a front for other people, she's surprised when that doesn't seem the norm in Penworth Bay. Would this have anything to do with a certain person who she runs into on her first day?
The books in this long-running series are best read in order of publication to preserve continuity of the characters and wider storyline. These books are easily read in a couple of hours, ideal to read, curled up on the sofa, with a cuppa in hand.
I've already downloaded the next book in this series to read.
Elsie; a wonderful lady who has built a family at the bakery she owns, came up with a great idea. Offer people a working holiday for a month, working in the bakery in the beautiful Penworth Bay in Cornwall; however, as well as offering them a room for a month, most find they fall in love with the area and find their soul mate too.
This book is centred at Christmas time and features Robyn, who doesn't have fond memories of the festive period. She grew up in a household where arguments between her parents were the norm, to the extent they divorced. Between her and her sister, Christmas has become a time to keep her parents apart, so they dont run into each other. It's also Robyn's birthday on Christmas Day, so she doesn't have the fondest memories of her birthday either!
Robyn decides to volunteer at Elsie's bakery this year to escape the fractious atmosphere at home. Believing all relationships are about putting on a front for other people, she's surprised when that doesn't seem the norm in Penworth Bay. Would this have anything to do with a certain person who she runs into on her first day?
The books in this long-running series are best read in order of publication to preserve continuity of the characters and wider storyline. These books are easily read in a couple of hours, ideal to read, curled up on the sofa, with a cuppa in hand.
I've already downloaded the next book in this series to read.
December 30, 2024
Robyns new adventure begins
This book had a great beginning and just got better & better. I don't want to give anything away so I will just say Robyn had escaped her family Christmas to volunteer at The Cornish bakery. Robyn suffered horrible family Christmases every yeay from a young age due to her parents not getting on. Her sister left got married and had a family and hosted 2 Christmas dinners so as to keep her parents apart now they are divorced. Their mum has remarried but still can't be in same room as their dad without arguing, hence the 2 dinners. Robyn stays with her dad Christmas eve and goes to dinner with him at her sisters. Their dad goes home and mum & stepdad go in evening for the 2nd sitting of Christmas Dinner. Robyn felt guilty going to volunteer at The bakery but she needed a break. Her sister said she would cope ok & for Robyn to just enjoy her break. Lots of things happen from the beginning bothgood & bad. I will now just say read it and all the others in the series if you havnt they are written well and are very entertaining.
This book had a great beginning and just got better & better. I don't want to give anything away so I will just say Robyn had escaped her family Christmas to volunteer at The Cornish bakery. Robyn suffered horrible family Christmases every yeay from a young age due to her parents not getting on. Her sister left got married and had a family and hosted 2 Christmas dinners so as to keep her parents apart now they are divorced. Their mum has remarried but still can't be in same room as their dad without arguing, hence the 2 dinners. Robyn stays with her dad Christmas eve and goes to dinner with him at her sisters. Their dad goes home and mum & stepdad go in evening for the 2nd sitting of Christmas Dinner. Robyn felt guilty going to volunteer at The bakery but she needed a break. Her sister said she would cope ok & for Robyn to just enjoy her break. Lots of things happen from the beginning bothgood & bad. I will now just say read it and all the others in the series if you havnt they are written well and are very entertaining.
March 8, 2025
Christmas birthday at the Cornish Bakery
Again another brilliant story about the Cornish Bakery where the volunteers don't want to leave as they have fallen in love with the people and Penworth Bay also a new man in her life that Robyn must learn to trust and that Christmas and people being happy does exist
Again another brilliant story about the Cornish Bakery where the volunteers don't want to leave as they have fallen in love with the people and Penworth Bay also a new man in her life that Robyn must learn to trust and that Christmas and people being happy does exist
August 1, 2026
Robyn arrives at the bakery to escape Christmas at her sister’s where they aim to keep their divorced parents apart. Her initial meetings with Jasper are fraught with cross words and misunderstandings, but as everyone tries to convince her to enjoy Christmas, they both have a change of heart and grow to like each other.
January 26, 2025
A really Happy Christmas
I loved returning to The Cornish Bakery with Elsie and the gang and especially newcomer Robyn who didn't enjoy Christmas as a child. Jasper is a local and it was quite funny how they met. I am looking forward to the next book in this series.
I loved returning to The Cornish Bakery with Elsie and the gang and especially newcomer Robyn who didn't enjoy Christmas as a child. Jasper is a local and it was quite funny how they met. I am looking forward to the next book in this series.
February 10, 2025
happy ending
Another book from Escape to….The Cornish Bakery. I have read all 23 books, and enjoyed every one of them. Looking forward to book 24. I love reading books from Sarah Hope
Another book from Escape to….The Cornish Bakery. I have read all 23 books, and enjoyed every one of them. Looking forward to book 24. I love reading books from Sarah Hope
July 5, 2025
As with all the books in this series it was a lovely fun, easy to read story, filled with hope. Slightly unrealistic but hey who cares 🤣
Only gave 4 stars cos there are some typos that could do with being sorted.
Only gave 4 stars cos there are some typos that could do with being sorted.
November 28, 2024
Lovely Christmas feel good love story, great way to get into the festive spirit.
November 29, 2024
A lovely story.
This is the twenty-third book in the Cornish Bakery series and another chance to meet up with old friends, as they welcome another volunteer to help out.
This is the twenty-third book in the Cornish Bakery series and another chance to meet up with old friends, as they welcome another volunteer to help out.
January 7, 2025
Nice easy reading.
January 19, 2025
Perfect Christmas
Just lovely as always. I want to help at Elsie's bakery and live amongst these wonderful people who live there .
Just lovely as always. I want to help at Elsie's bakery and live amongst these wonderful people who live there .
April 25, 2025
Marvellous Must read series.
Absolutely lovely read . Once you start this series you have to continue. I always look forward too the next book.
Absolutely lovely read . Once you start this series you have to continue. I always look forward too the next book.
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