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Little Beach Street Bakery
The Little Beach Street Bakery series by Jenny Colgan has 4 books and is best read in publication order, starting with Little Beach Street Bakery (2014).
- Books
- 4 books
- First published
- 2014
- Status
- ongoing
- Last checked
Start here: Little Beach Street Bakery (2014) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Little Beach Street Bakery
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Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery
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Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery
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Sunrise by the Sea
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About the Little Beach Street Bakery series
Polly Waterford's business has collapsed, her relationship has ended, and she moves alone to the remote Cornish town of Mount Polbearne -- accessible only by a tidal causeway -- to start over in a tiny, run-down flat above a disused shop. What begins as a way to fill her days, teaching herself to bake bread, grows into a thriving local bakery that pulls Polly into the small, close-knit and occasionally prickly community of the town, along with a rescued puffin named Neil who becomes the series' unlikely mascot.
Across four books, Jenny Colgan follows Polly's bakery, her relationships, and Mount Polbearne's fortunes through the changing seasons: Little Beach Street Bakery (2014) establishes the town and the bakery; Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery (2015) and Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery (2016) carry the story on through a new romance and a small-town Christmas; and Sunrise by the Sea (2021) returns to Polly and Mount Polbearne after a longer gap, bringing a new doctor to the causeway town. The series is a template for much of Colgan's later work: a struggling woman, a close-knit British coastal community, and a food-centred small business at the emotional heart of it all.
Frequently asked questions
How many Little Beach Street Bakery books are there?
Four: Little Beach Street Bakery (2014), Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery (2015), Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery (2016), and Sunrise by the Sea (2021).
What order should I read the Little Beach Street Bakery series in?
Publication order, starting with Little Beach Street Bakery -- the books follow Polly Waterford and Mount Polbearne continuously.
Is Little Beach Street Bakery connected to Jenny Colgan's other food-shop series?
Not directly by character or setting, but it shares the same template Colgan reuses in the Cupcake Cafe and Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop series: a woman rebuilding her life around a small food business in a close community.
Is the series finished?
Colgan returned to it in 2021 after a five-year gap with Sunrise by the Sea; no further book has been announced since, but the gap between books 3 and 4 suggests it may not be permanently closed.
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