The Oyster Catcher

Fiona Clutterbuck thinks shes got it all when she finally becomes Mrs Brian Goodchild, marrying weeks before her 30th birthday. But when he abandons her at the altar, she does the only thing she knows how to do, run away. Crashing the honeymoon camper van, she finds herself in the middle of nowhere on the west coast of Ireland with only the clothes shes stood up in. So, if shes not Mrs Brian Goodchild anymore, who is she? One thing she does know, she cant go home. What Fi wants is to hide away, and where better? She takes a job on an oyster farm despite being terrified of water and her new boss, the wild and unpredictable Sean Thornton and his oyster broker partner Nancy Dubois. There, she battles oyster pirates, pearl queens and circling sharks before finally coming out of her shell and finding love amongst the oyster beds of Galway Bay. It's Sink Or Swim In The Search For Love. . . Ebook Bestseller The Oyster Catcher Is Jo Thomas's First Irresistibly Feel-good Novel, Set On The Coast Of Ireland. 'a World You Long To Live In With Characters You Love' Katie Fforde Dooleybridge, County Galway: The Last Place Fiona Clutterbuck Expects To End Up, Alone, On Her Wedding Night. But After The Words 'i Do' Have Barely Left Her Mouth, That's Exactly Where She Is - With Only Her Sequined Shoes And A Crashed Camper Van For Company. One Thing Is Certain: Fi Can't Go Back. So When The Opportunity Arises To Work For Brooding Local Oyster Farmer, Sean Thornton, She Jumps At The Chance. Now Fi Must Navigate Suspicious Locals, Jealous Rivals And An Unpredictable Boss If She's To Find A New Life, And Love, On The Irish Coast. And Nothing - Not Even A Chronic Fear Of Water - Is Going To Hold Her Back. Join Fi As She Learns The Rules Of The Ocean - And Picks Up A Few Pearls Of Irish Wisdom Along The Way... What Readers Are Saying About The Oyster Catcher: 'a Fantastic Debut Novel Which Was The Perfect Escapism Read; I Literally Could Not Put It Down And Read It At Every Opportunity I Could Get' 'beautifully Written. You Feel Like You Are Breathing In The Sea Air And Walking Along The Sand' 'a Realistic Romance With Some Strong And Colourful Characters, Set In A Fascinating, Modern Irish Coastal Community' When runaway bride Fiona Clutterbuck crashes her honeymoon camper van, she doesn't know what to do or where to go. Embarrassed and humiliated, she only knows one thing for sure: she can't go home. Being thrown a lifeline ? a job on an oyster farm ? seems to be the answer to her prayers. But nothing could have prepared her for the choppy ride ahead, or for her new boss, the wild and unpredictable Sean Thornton. As the oyster season approaches, will Fiona finally come out of her shell? Will there be love amongst the oyster beds of Galway Bay? Or will the circling sharks finally close in? Feeling just like the ugly duckling who hides herself away Fiona Clutterbuck finds you can't hide from love and finds herself swimming with the swans in the oyster beds of Galway Bay. 'In order to open an oyster you first have to work out what's keeping it closed.' Micheal Moran.