Coming Home To Seashell Cottage

  Clare hasn't been home to Ireland since the age of 16. She is living her life, and so far, it has been going great! However, one night her boss calls asking her to go to Ireland and now she has no choice to go, even though she has vowed never to go back. Whilst she is there, she goes back to her home village, and we learn more about her past and why she is the way she is. I would recommend reading the books in order as each book is about the different friends. And following each friends' lives. Jessica Redland does great with the development of each character as well as reminding us about each character and their relationship to the main character.  During the story we find out the secret that Clare's father was hiding from her. We learn that she was pregnant at a young age and out of wed lock. Clare's father and great-aunt put the child up for adoption, however told Clare that her baby had died. So, at the age of 16 she was kicked out of her family home.  During her research on finding her daughter, Clare finds out that the father of her child has sadly died. Whilst she's in her hometown, her older sister Aislynn found out that she's back and both sisters decide to get some answers about the past by visiting the Father of the Church.   With the help of her friend Ben, she finds her daughter, Shannon, however, finds out that her Shannon thought that Clare didn't want anything to do with her. Towards the end of the story, we learn that it wasn't Shannon's dad that had died but someone else who had matched the description. Clare also finds out that he was married and has 3 children of his own. She also learns about a secret that her parents having been hiding from during her dad funeral.   She is slowly growing her relationship with her Shannon as well the little family that she is growing.  I really enjoyed this story, a story about family, forgiveness and making relationships as well as mending friendship. Clare is also learning to accept her past for her to move on to her future. I was also kind of hoping to see her Shannon reaction to meeting her father for the first time.