Hidden Treasures - Fern Britton (2012)

Helen moves to a sleepy Cornish village after leaving her philandering husband Gray. She settles into a cottage once owned by an old lady and uncovers a box of items that she's eager for the local historian to shed some light on. Shame he is the obnoxious Piran, who seems to go out of his way to be rude to her. Meanwhile, vicar Simon falls for Helen and her friend Penny arrives to film a period TV drama in the village. This is a predictable romance and may appeal to readers looking for a light read with a country flavour. I found the storyline dragged on so much that I was tempted to go bury it in a box in the backyard so it would never see the light of day again.

Hidden Treasures - Fern Britton

Helen Merrifield has said goodbye to her philandering husband and her swish West London house, to live in an idyllic country cottage in the heart of a postcard-perfect village in Cornwall. Putting the past behind her, Helen throws herself into country life and soon makes a new set of eccentric friends. To her surprise, Helen finds herself the love-interest of two very different men: the kind, gentle, desperate-for-love-and-sex Simon, and the darkly enigmatic local historian Piran. Whilst Helen is getting to grips with her new life, her oldest and dearest friend, Penny, a hot-shot TV producer, has decided that the village is the perfect setting for her new TV series. When the cast and crew descend, two worlds collide, and Helen is thrown headlong into 5am wake-up calls and temperamental celebrities. In the midst of all this, Helen stumbles across a forgotten old tin chest full of Edwardian treasures. Who do they belong to? Will the unpleasant historian Piran help her to find out or will Simon have the key? As Helen finds herself the focus of Simon and Piran's attentions, it looks like her ex-husband is planning to put in an unscheduled appearance. Will Helen embrace the future, or is it too difficult to let go of the past?

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