Burning properties in Rainbow Flat, NSW, after the Hillville fire broke containment lines in November. For Katie, it is the perfect hideout after a childhood trauma left her feeling exposed. For Robyn, the fresh sea air is helping to heal her scars, but maybe not her marriage. For Grace, a new start could help her move on from a heartbreaking loss. When they meet on Seaglass Beach one day, they form an instant bond and soon they're sharing prosecco, laughter - and even their biggest secrets.... Last week, BBC Two screened a highly entertaining documentary about Labour’s campaign at the last general election. The title, “Labour – the summer that changed everything”, is very well chosen: the early parts of the documentary, from the beginning of the campaign, seem like a lifetime ago, or even from a different reality entirely. Well ... not that I know of ... I'm not sure," she blushed suddenly. Why was she intimidated by the girl he had just met? First of all, she kept looking her up and down. Second, her gaze was a cross between annoyance and curiosity and third, she was surely misinterpreting everything. In predictable and customary style, the narrator can only bring himself to admit the obvious success of Corbyn’s campaign by way of a patronising slur that his meetings are really “congregations of the faithful”.

The producers and interviewees were confident that Labour would be drubbed on 8th June. But evidently the events themselves transformed the documentary into something else entirely. Blairite hubris Mark Brooks and daughter Kylee hold on hard to each other outside the remains of their property at Upper Thowgla Valley near Corryong, Victoria, in January. Grace, the older of the three women is grieving. she has come to Merle Bay to find herself, to move on. However her husbands children seem hell bent on making sure they get what they feel they are entitled to until a revelation makes Grace reassess everything she knows. Stranded under a blood-red sky in Mallacoota, Victoria, in January, are Robert and Karen Allen with their dog Panther. This was such a feel good, hopeful, summery read - I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed reading it. I’m definitely not the target audience and this isn’t my usual genre of book, but somehow it really worked for me. We have three very different women on very different journeys, and I had a good time following them.

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Cathy Bramley always writes such lovely, heart-warming and embracing reads that give you that warm feeling inside and this new book, The Summer That Changed Us, is no exception. With such a gorgeous cover that really sums up the themes of the book I couldn’t wait to dive in and read all about three women, their three secrets and the one unforgettable summer that changed everything for them. Right from the beginning, you feel at home and at ease within the setting of Merle Bay, a seaside town on the north east coast of England. Thanks to the vivid descriptions by the author, I could picture the setting so clearly and you feel as if it could be real and that you would love to live alongside the main characters. We are also treated to an interview with Ruth Cadbury’s PR agent Fiona, who openly says that she “feels very conflicted” by Labour’s election results. “What I’m dreading is the triumphalism…my expectation is they [Corbyn’s supporters] are not going to be graceful winners. I don’t think it’s gonna be pretty.” Okay," Kuki agreed with some panic, the boy made it look like they had really done something wrong. "But if your mother realizes, I don't think it's that bad" Kuki, already safe in his room, felt the same way, with his heart racing. What if he had taken advantage of her? No, of course not, Wally was not that kind of guy. He would never do something like that. He also took her out of her room as soon as he woke up and realized that she was still there. The sound of her cell phone ringing from her brought her out of her thoughts, her mother was calling her.

For Katie, it is the perfect hideout after a childhood trauma left her feeling exposed. For Robyn, the fresh sea air is helping to heal her scars, but maybe not her marriage. For Grace, a new start could help her move on from a heartbreaking loss. When they meet on Sea Glass Beach one day, they form an instant bond and soon they're sharing prosecco, laughter - and even their biggest secrets... It can't be, Kuki," he tried to modulate his voice without yelling or looking upset. If his parents discovered that the girl had not slept in her room as she had ruled, it was likely that both teenagers would be punished. And it's not like he did something bad to the girl, he couldn't. To anyone's eyes, that scene could be misinterpreted. Actually, Wally was surprised to think that taking her to the gym with him wasn't going all that bad. After a while, Kuki made interesting conversations with him, encouraged him to finish the routines, even made an effort to use the same machines that he frequented, of course in smaller times and series since the girl was not used to her routine. The girl was aware that both are adequately hydrated between exercises. He always imagined being able to do those things with Hoagie or Nigel, but neither of his two close friends seemed interested in exercising. An uneasy New Year’s Eve for tourists at Currarong on NSW’s South Coast, as plumes from the northern flank of the Currowan fire smear the horizon. Good morning Kuki, I was almost leaving. Leave cooked food in the refrigerator. I'm late, we'll talk later, "said Mrs. Beatles as she pulled the youngest of the siblings down the hall toward the stairs.The whole story is just so wonderful, three women who previously didn't know one another becoming great friends and helping each other talk through their issues, drink gin(!), laugh, and finally overcome any issues and move on with their lives. They are all women you'd love to be friends with, down to earth, funny and compassionate. The sparkling seaside village of Merle Bay, with its beautiful beach scattered with sea glass, is a place where anyone can have a fresh start. Waiting to be evacuated by the army in the far eastern Victorian town of Mallacoota to HMAS Choules in early January. Not at all. Your friend is kind of weird. Have you been friends for a long time?" She asks him with an innocent look, trying to get all the necessary information out of him without the Australian noticing. The boy had to strain to ignore the fact that Kuki wore less clothes than usual and then they went out to the gym together. Wally was carrying both his and Kuki's sports bag. They didn't talk much on the way, actually Kuki felt a bit embarrassed for having slept with Wally alone in her room. Although it was pretty clear that absolutely nothing had happened, she couldn't ignore that she had slept with a boy, especially him. Her heart jumped strangely that morning due to the swirl of thoughts and emotions she felt.

Wally said goodbye to Virginia and Kuki could barely speak to say goodbye to her, after that they left the establishment in silence. The strange attitude of the girl was immediately noticed by the blonde but she did not understand why she seemed to be upset. Katie, runs the local lingerie shop and is keen on giving a boost to all ladies who come into the shop. But she is hiding her own secret and she cannot possibly tell anyone. Would you like to go for some cheese nachos?" Wally asks, hoping that some food will change the strange attitude of the Japanese a bit.The programme mostly follows these MPs in their bumbling efforts. But as we get closer to election day there are some clips of Corbyn himself campaigning, with thousands of people coming out to support him, in a hint of the turning of the tide. Robyn is healing but whilst she may be physically it seems the emotional scars are a long way from that and her marriage is at a crossroads. Can the strength of their love see them through? The new uplifting comfort story about three friends searching for a fresh start in a coastal town where anything is possible, from Sunday Times best-selling author Cathy Bramley. For Katie, it is the perfect hideout after a childhood trauma left her feeling exposed. For Robyn, the fresh sea air is helping to heal her scars, but maybe not her marriage. For Grace, a new start could help her move on from a heartbreaking loss. When they meet on Sea Glass Beach one day, they form an instant bond and soon they’re sharing prosecco, laughter – and even their biggest secrets… Her recent career as a full-time writer of light-hearted, romantic fiction has come as somewhat of a lovely surprise after spending eighteen years running her own marketing agency. However, she has been always an avid reader, never without a book on the go and now thinks she may have found her dream job!

With Katie, the owner of Auntie Small’s, a lingerie shop, fearing that should her secret ever surface, herself and her business may suffer. Grace, who is overcoming her own grief, having her husbands will contested and an unearthed secret threatening to upend her tranquil escape to Merle Bay, and Robyn, who has her own relationship troubles and coming to terms with her new body, has a lot on her mind. But with the new friendship of this trio, they steadily begin to overcome their struggles. It was so lovely to read! I definitely want a membership into the Sea Glass Sisterhood. Indeed, the title might just as well be applied to the film itself. It is clear from the sneering Blairite tone of the narration – and from the questions asked of the right-wing Labour MPs before the documentary makers knew how the election would turn out – that the filmmakers had set out to produce a documentary charting (what they suspected would be) the glorious end of Corbyn’s leadership in real time. Presumably these four right-wingers agreed to be filmed, and decided to make such candid and aggressive comments about Corbyn, because they assumed this film would chart their heroic labours (no pun intended) on the doorstep as they struggled with the burden of Corbyn. Their glorious and entirely deserved ascension to power after the Labour leader was forced to resign would then be documented for all to see.Each of the three women has her own issues and personal problems they don’t want to share with anyone else. They are wide-ranging from the traumatised teenager to the widow to the one who doesn’t want to have children and has recently had operations to prevent cancer. There is a good mix, but each is equally sad in its own right. However, the love between them by the end is beautiful; they have become family more than friends and root for and support each other. This also has a ripple effect on those around them. Kia and Deniz Kirschbaum with kids Samira, Kian and Nuri as daylight becomes a red glow in Mallacoota, Victoria, in January.