The Cornish Cream Tea Bus

Cornish Cream Tea, Book 1

By: Cressida McLaughlin

Narrated by: Laura Kirman

The charming new novel from the author of The Canal Boat Cafe. Perfect for cake lovers and old-fashioned romantics!

On your marks, get set… Baking fanatic, Charlie Quilter, still nursing a broken heart, is surprised when her late uncle bequeaths his vintage 1950s Routemaster bus to her in his will. She adored driving around with him in it when she was a child and can’t contemplate selling it.
When Charlie loses her job, her friend Juliette has an exciting idea and suggests Charlie come to stay with her in the picturesque Cornish village of Porthgolow. Thrilled at the chance of a new start, Charlie packs her spatula, her pinny and her cute dog Marmite onto the bus and they head off for a summer adventure…

©2019 Cressida McLaughlin (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

"Captivating." (Heat Magazine)

"A wonderful ray of reading sunshine." (Heidi Swain)

"Beautiful...heartwarming." (Zara Stoneley)

I love this book

this was just to find books some parts were predictable but otherwise I just love the story his detail into each of the characters. I also love the storyline which is kind of predictable but a good feel happy ending story. I really love learning the background having two characters because I was introduced to them through book number three. I plan on continuing this series with book number two so I can get the full story of all the characters. I'm going about this backwards but it's been fun.

An Angry Main Character

I liked the story ok. I did not like the main character being so angry and so quick to become angry. I just wanted the book to be over.

What a delightful read!

I loved this book so much. I live in Oklahoma, but left part of my heart in Cornwall after a visit in 2018. Since I can't just pop down there whenever for a holiday weekend, I visit as much as possible through books and other media. McLaughlin did such a fantastic job of transporting me back to Cornwall. The descriptions of the Cornish landscape and seascape were as delectable as the food created my the lovely Charlie, the story's heroine. I adore stories in small villages peopled with quirky, eccentric denizens. This novel has it in spades. I've already snapped up the rest of the books in this series. Thank you, Cressida McLaughlin.

The wonderful old bus

All the charatures were very interesting. I liked the story line and the adventures that they had on the bus traveling to new places, sharing story's and feeding everyone on the double decker bus given to her by her deceased uncle and she refurbished this bus to sell her taste food and pastries along with her delightful tea and coffee. worth reading

Tea and romance at its best!

Charming story which was a sweet listen as I spent the weekend preparing a big tea party of my own.