School by the Sea Series: Book 4
Publication Date: March 7, 2023
The long-awaited and never-before published finale in New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan’s delightful School by the Sea series.
After all those lessons, it’s time to graduate….
Beloved literature teacher Maggie Adair loves her life at the prestigious Downey House boarding school on the gloriously sunny, windy English coast. It was there that she found her footing as a teacher and fell in love with her colleague David—the two great anchors of her life. But these days Maggie’s feeling restless, lured by the promise of a different life back in her Scottish hometown. How can you follow your heart when it seems to be taking you in two directions at once?
Meanwhile, Maggie’s favorite students are abuzz at the thought of graduation and set to fly the nest to their next adventure. What will life hold for mercurial Fliss, glamorous Alice, and shy, hard-working Simone when they finally finish their studies at the school by the sea? Will Maggie stay to welcome the next class of girls, or will she too graduate to new adventures?
What may have seemed like a long four years has now flown by, with graduation around the corner at Downey House.
However, change is in the air with the fourth installment of Jenny Colgan’s charming English boarding school series. Studies at the School by the Sea continues to build the storylines for the characters we’ve come to know.
Alice, Felicity, and Simone have come a long way from those somewhat timid first-year students. Their relationships have evolved to include some male counterparts, which certainly makes things rather interesting.
In addition to watching the students move through the term, their teacher, Maggie, also has plenty happening. This part of the story continues to grab my attention as Maggie and David seem set on a future together…maybe?
Maggie’s ties to Scotland are still strong, which makes her question her future. Does she want a future with David, or is she looking for something else?
Studies at the School by the Sea delivers yet another captivating chapter of boarding school life that adult readers will love.
Jenny Colgan is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels, including The Christmas Bookshop, The Bookshop on the Corner, Little Beach Street Bakery, and Christmas at the Cupcake Café. Jenny, her husband, and three children live in a genuine castle in Scotland.
