Colenso, a beautiful Cornish young lady . Madly in love with Kitto. All is well , her future is mapped out despite her alcoholic father’s objections .

One day , one look changed everything . Colenso’s blissful life is turned upside down as she is sold by her own parents to the new factory manager in the town of Fenton.

Colenso is determined to follow her heart . With the arrival of the Fair , Colenso’s mother learns the truth about Fenton . And Colenso is forced to flee with the Fair, leaving her beloved Kitto behind.

Colenso travels with the Fair under the care and guidance of Mara , and is exposed to whole new way of life and making confectionery soon becomes a passion as well as a distraction.

A beautifully written and well researched book . I could almost taste all the different flavours of sweets and smell the salty sea air.

Colenso’s story is full of ups and downs. A divine tale of love , friendship , determination and the kindness of strangers .

This has been my first Linda Finlay book , I am definitely going to read more. I highly recommend this book for those of you who enjoy, laughing , gasping , crying and feeling all warm and fuzzy from reading a great book.

The Bonbon Girl