Daisy's Vintage Cornish Camper Van by Ali McNamara

Daisy's Vintage Cornish Camper Van

Ali McNamara

Rating: 4 stars

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Welcome to the gorgeous Cornish town of St Felix, where there's magic in the air...

When Ana inherits a broken-down camper van from her best friend, she takes the chance for a quick trip to Cornwall - some sea air and fish and chips on the beach is just the tonic she needs.

But St Felix has bigger plans for Ana. She discovers a series of unsent postcards, dating back to the 1950s, hidden in the upholstery of the van. Ana knows that it's a sign: she'll make sure that the messages read the person that they were meant for. And as the broken-down van is restored to gleaming health, so Ana begins to find her way back to happiness.

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I think I've only ever read one other novel by Ali McNamara and that was The Summer of Serendipity which is a novel that I was absolutely hooked to last summer. It was just stunningly written and really addictive. This book was very similar. First of all, the cover looks vintage and beautiful and completely draws you in. I love the bright rad camper van on the front and the seagulls flying around the cover. Secondly, the bright colours are so pretty and make you dream of summer.

This novel by Ali McNamara, was easily as magical as the other one I've read. It was stunning and I was also hooked from the first page. Ali has a way of making you feel as though you're right there next to the main character, and I love that about her style of writing. It's romantic and beautifully written and you relate to the characters from the off. Something that I think is so important for a reader to be able to do.

Main character Ana has recently been given a camper van so when she drives down to receive it, she decides to have a bit of a mini vacation in the seaside town whilst she's there. Whilst the camper van is being done up, this is when they discover the old postcards and Ana is from that point determined to return the postcards to whom they belong. This is when the mystery sets in and I couldn't put it down! It was an addictive read and again, was absolutely magical!

Overall, a lovely lighthearted and utterly magical novel by the very talented Ali McNamara, I will be thinking of this book for a long time. Thank you to the publisher for a chance to read this novel via Netgalley, which I have reviewed honestly.