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Carole Matthews (Author)
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Book Description

Publication Date: 24 May 2012

What if you had always dreamed of something more . . . ?

Nell McNamara has a happy life: her boyfriend Olly adores her, their four-year-old daughter Petal is the centre of their world and Nell has a steady job in the local chip shop. When the chippy needs a makeover, Nell jumps at the chance to unleash the creativity fizzing inside her.

Inspired by what she can achieve - and encouraged by the very best friends a girl can have - Nell is determined to try something new. Waving goodbye to the chip shop, she starts up a new business making her own line of must-have handbags, which are soon flying off the shelves.

It seems Nell's dreams are finally coming true, but her success doesn't come without a price. Before too long, Nell has to ask herself if it's really possible to have it all . . .

Full of fun, love and laughter, soak up the sunshine with Summer Daydreams.

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  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Sphere (24 May 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0751545430
  • ISBN-13: 978-0751545432
  • Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 3 x 20 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,628 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The new heartwarming tale from Carole Matthews - is it really possible to have it all?

Shortlisted for the 2013 Melissa Nathan Award for Fiction about Life and Love - judges include Jo Brand, Sophie Kinsella and Kathy Lette. Winner to be announced this summer.

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What if you had always dreamed of something more...?

Nell McNamara has a happy life: her boyfriend Olly adores her, their four-year-old daughter Petal is the centre of their world and Nell has a steady job in the local chip shop. When the chippy needs a makeover, Nell jumps at the chance to unleash the creativity fizzing inside her.

Inspired by what she can achieve - and encouraged by the best friends a girl can have - Nell is determined to try something new and starts making her own line of must-have handbags, which are soon flying off the shelves!

It seems Nell's dreams are finally coming true, but her success doesn't come without a price. Before too long, Nell has to ask herself if it really is possible to have it all...

Full of fun, love and laughter, soak up the sunshine with Summer Daydreams

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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Read in one sitting...GREAT!!!! 2 Feb 2012
By Best Books To Read TOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
First off I need to admit I am a big Carole Matthews fans and a huge fan of the Chocolate Lovers series of books that she wrote. Having said that, I'm certainly not biased and if I don't
enjoy one of her books I will say. Her last release Wrapped Up In You I enjoyed but it wasn't my favourite.

Moving onto this latest Release Summer Daydreams, we are in a whole new ball park! Within the first two chapters I had fallen in love with the fabulous people. Nell McNamara works in
the chip shop and lives locally with her boyfriend Olly and her young daughter Petal. What starts as a makeover for the chippy, pushes Nell into a new line of work designing her own
handbags.

What caught my attention from the beginning are the people. Nell's boss Phil, her two work colleagues Constance and Jenny and Nell's partner Olly. They are all so readable and lovely. They all have their place in the story and before the first few chapters I couldn't get enough of them all.

Nell was likeable but frustrating as you see her try to juggle her home life with work and making something for herself and her family's future. As Nell realises that she may well have talent, you see her facing all the trials and tribulations that I imagine many people starting up on their own face. She has to work out how it all works, against the constant pressure of rising debt to fund her business.

While she is doing all this things start to go wrong, and once they start down that route they only seem to get worse! Towards the middle I realised that I had been reading it straight and had only picked it up that morning. I also realised that these were the first set of characters I had read since the Chocolate Lovers girls that I wanted to see more of (although they still remain my absolute favourites).

Having worked my normal day job I excitedly finished the rest of the book literally not being able to put it down, as I so desperately wanted things to work out well.
I finished this in one day and must say it is one of Carole's best books I have read in a long time. I devoured this and would love nothing more than to see these characters again in the future. Whether we will or not remains to be seen, all I know is that her Carole's latest release is a true testament to why she is a very successful author. Highly recommended!
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Summer Daydreams 1 Mar 2012
By Amy
Format:Hardcover
I am a huge fan of Carole's books and think I have read most if not all of them now. Aside from having a gorgeous cover what I liked about this book was the story and the characters featured throughout. Nell is the main character in the story, she's a mum that works hard to provide for her family in the local chip shop. However, when her friends and work colleagues see that she has so much more potential they encourage her to follow her dreams of making and selling her very own range of handbags.

From the very beginning I could see that all of the characters were going to be a joy to read about, and it was clear from fairly early on how much they cared for and wanted the best for Nell. Due to this I found them a joy to read, there were no ulterior motives and they were just all round good people. My favourite character in the book though had to be Nell's four-year-old daughter Petal who was a right little character. I thought she had some great little lines in the book, which at times made me chuckle and she was a character that really jumped off the page and came to life for me.

I found the story featured in the book interesting as it showed the various different sides of business, from the hard-work required to get one off the ground and the sacrifices people have to make to keep them afloat, to the feeling when things go well and the business starts to become a success.

Overall, this is a very good read and one that I'd highly recommend, along with Carole's previous books.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!! 5 July 2012
By Claireann85
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fab and easy read. Loved the storyline and characters. Would recommend to anyone after something easy going and light hearted.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Summer daydreams
Another brilliant warm hearted book by Carole mathews. She never fails to live up yo expectations. Once you start you can't put it doen
Published 14 days ago by sarah
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy read
Quick to get involved with characters and plot. Enjoyable easy read, really enjoyed and will read others by this author
Published 16 days ago by G C Stearman
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Read
Yet again Carole Matthews delivers.......a modern, funny, on the ball read. She really is the best of the best out there. Highly recommended.
Published 18 days ago by Suzi-c
5.0 out of 5 stars great read
easy good reading really enjoyed book
like all carole matthews books.
look forward to reading more good great books thanks
Published 18 days ago by M, HOWAT
5.0 out of 5 stars another great read
after reading cottage by the sea I had to try this one. I was not disappointed. great characters and story line. could not put it down.
Published 23 days ago by annette
5.0 out of 5 stars Review 'Summer Daydreams' by Carole Matthews
Even though Carole Matthews has been part of the chick lit scene for quite some time already, I somehow hadn't picked up any of her books until a few months ago. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jody - "A Spoonful of Happy Endings"
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
I love Carole Matthews books and found this a great feel good read. I got it for my Kindle and it is great one click and you have the book ready to read.
Published 1 month ago by The Squirrels
3.0 out of 5 stars it's okay
I am a big Carole Matthews fan but didn't enjoy this one as much as others I felt the story didn't move quick enough for me, I got a bit frustrated with the plot at times,but... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Carol Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Excellent, really enjoyed reading it...lots of humour in it...a few tears too...It was one of those books....you just want to continue reading..to find out what happens
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. P. Curtis
5.0 out of 5 stars summer daydreams
a very warm and friendly book, kept me wanting more the whole time, I always look forward to the next one by this lady
Published 1 month ago by P. Whitehead
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