Cornwall – One for the weekend

Classic historical fiction. After the death of her mother, Mary crosses the windswept moors to the home of her Aunt Patience. There she finds her aunt a changed woman, downtrodden by her violent husband. She soon discovers that their inn is a front for a lawless gang, and is dragged into their world of smuggling and murder. Despite herself she becomes attracted to a man she dare not trust and before long she will be forced to cross a moral line of her own.

Part travelogue, part memoir. Just days after Raynor discovered that her husband was terminally ill, they lost their home and their livelihood. On impulse they decided to walk the 630 mile South West Coast Path. Living wild and free they discovered a new and liberating existence. But what would be waiting for them at the end?

Contemporary fiction. Away from the hotels and holiday lets there is an unseen side of Cornwall where Melody Jane is hidden. She lives in a cliff-top caravan and spends her time roaming her territory, spying on passing tourists and remembering. However, when a stranger enters her life she is forced to confront not only him but the terrible tragedies of her past. A haunting novel about childhood, isolation and mental health.

Contemporary fiction. When Harriet receives an unexpected letter saying she has inherited a substantial bequest from her grandmother, it seems like the answer to her prayers. The only problem is that her grandparents died more than twenty years ago. She desperately needs the money and knows that her skills as a fortune teller can help her con her way to getting the money. But once she starts on that path there is no going back…

Contemporary fiction spanning the late 60s to the late 90s.  Set against a backdrop of world events and moving between Cornwall, London and New York, this is a book about childhood and growing up, friendship and families, triumph and tragedy, and everything in between. Most of all it’s a book about love in all its forms.

This is the story of an 89 year old woman who lives alone in a remote creek, spending her days by the river, peering through a telescope. And it’s about a young soldier who washes up in her creek, shattered by war and broken-hearted. It’s about the magic in everyday life and the lure of the sea, the healing powers of storytelling and sloe gin, love and death and how we carry on when grief is snapping at our heels.