Studies at the School by the Sea

The Fourth School by the Sea Novel

By: Jenny Colgan

Narrated by: Eilidh Beaton

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?

Another great School by the Sea book.

I’ve really enjoyed Jenny Colgan’s School by the Sea series. This is book 4. I will be waiting and checking for book 5 regularly.

very slow

extremely slow and predictable, non existent character development, in my opinion. Also a bit "twee"

It feels like the author gave up

I really enjoyed the 3 previous books in the series but this one was pretty awful. I only finished it because I was invested in the charters from previous books.

The Worst of the Series

A good presentation by the narrator, but on the whole the story was a let down considering the build up of the prior books. Overall the story was too scattered with no character development, if anything I think the main characters regressed. It also failed to complete plot lines brought up in prior books.

it lead seamlessly into the lives we've grown to love

i can't say enough good things about this series, School be the Sea by Jenny Colgan. It was hard waiting for this book to be released but well worth it.
Dare I ask if there will be a book 5?
i recommend this book!