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"Fans will enjoy more time spent with . . . favorite personalities" as a family faces challenges and finds romance in a small Cornish village after WWII (Booklist).
Can love heal the wounds of war?
It is 1948, and the village of Hennaford is struggling to recover from the war-the Harvey family along with it.
Johnny Harvey is disillusioned; injured in the war and disturbed at the changing world order; life seems to be passing him...
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An "Edwardian soap opera" of divided family loyalties that "most will enjoy, especially those who have been following the Harvey family" saga (Booklist).
The Great War is over, and the Harvey family of Ford Farm are slowly picking up the pieces. But Alec and Emilia's newly-wedded bliss is shattered when their third child is born with a life-threatening disease, a fate which Alec finds particularly hard to accept.
Alec's relationships with...
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A saga "centered on the effects of war on families, revealing the . . . range of human emotions, from courage and compassion to lust, vengeance, and greed"(Booklist).
In the aftermath of the Second World War, Faye Harvey struggles against the stigma of being a single mother. Then Mark Fuller, badly ravaged by his POW experiences in Japan, arrives in Cornwall. Faye is drawn to him but then the father of her son, a Scottish laird, turns up, offering...
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This WWII historical saga "brings to life an all-too-human family as it changes during war, making this a must-read for all fans of this fine series" (Booklist).
Tragedy and passion threaten to overwhelm the Harvey Family once again
1944: War lashes the Harvey family. Emilia, now happily married to Perry Bosweld and expecting his child, worries about her son Will in the RAF, while Ben Harvey is horrified when he's suddenly faced with the...
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The first in the captivating Cornish Pengarron sagas, perfect for fans of Poldark Kerensa Trelynne is excited about marrying her sweetheart Clem Trenchard, although it will be a wrench to leave Trelynne Cove and the little tumbledown cottage she shares with her grandfather, Old Tom. But when local landowner Sir Oliver Pengarron sets his sights on their land, everything changes. Old Tom offers a deal – he will let Sir Oliver purchase their home,...
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The second of the Pengarron sagas set in the mid-eighteenth century against the dramatic scenery of Mount's Bay, Penzance Forced into a marriage against her will, Kerensa Trelynne has adapted well to her change in circumstances. Eight years on she is the established lady of the manor, happy in the arms of her husband Sir Oliver Pengarron – who she has grown to love – and the devoted mother of three children. But when Kerensa sees the son of an...
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She's found love and happiness in the village of Kilgarthen, but is her marriage over before it's begun?
Laura Jennings, a young widow, has tried to accept that motherhood is not an option for her in her present situation. Her maternal feelings are usually satisfied by her arrangement with Spencer Jeffries, the owner of Rosemerryn farm, to look after his adorable six-year-old daughter, Vicki. The villagers of Kilgarthen are convinced that it is only...
8) Porthellis
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A new wife's life is in danger when a spurned romantic rival returns in this saga set in a small Cornish village on the brink of the second world war.
For Hannah, life has been wonderful over the last few months. She is blissfully happy in her marriage to Matt Penney, and now becoming mother to her young son has given her complete fulfillment. But Hannah's peace is not to last for long.
Convicted and imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit,...
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The third novel in the Pengarron sagas set in the dramatic scenery of Mount's Bay, Penzance, during the mid-eighteenth century. Jessica Trenchard is a spirited and, at times, wayward girl – to the point that her father Clem is considering remarrying, just to provide her with a suitable role model. But Jessica's tender care of the distressed and speechless girl she discovers in a field shows that she isn't just a fun-loving tomboy. Her compassion...
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In this historical saga, a young woman must navigate family expectations as she chooses between the man she loves and a more marriageable suitor.
When new passions rise to the surface, old secrets threaten to ruin everything . . .
Jo Venner returns to the Cornish tin-mining village to where she grew up to take up the post of schoolmistress filled with memories of the happy days she spent there as a child. Despite being rejected by her...
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Can happiness be found in a family ruled by duty? A new generation of the Pengarron family enter centre-stage with the departure of Lady Kerensa and Sir Oliver for London. Kelynen, their youngest daughter, is left resentful and upset by her father's treatment of her: though she had been looking forward to running the estate single-handedly, Sir Oliver has unexpectedly forbidden it, and instead ordered her brother Luke, the selfish son and heir, to...
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The tangled lives and loves of the Pengarron family continue… Will the long-standing love triangle between Kerensa Pengarron, the beautiful wife of Sir Oliver, and her first love Clem Trenchard, ever be resolved? The christening of little Harry Pengarron unearths old scores, bringing Oliver and Clem face to face for the first time in years. And the next generation of Pengarrons must face its own problems when Luke, the embittered, crippled heir...
13) Roscarrock
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Some surprising secrets are about to be uncovered in Roscarrock...
When Hannah Spargo instigates an expedition to spy on Roscarrock, the partially hidden house on a cliff overlooking the fishing village of Porthellis, tragedy strikes. Her brother drowns in a boating accident and she is banished from her home by her father.
Hannah's fortunes seem improved when a chance meeting leads to the proposition that she become the housekeeper at Roscarrock....
14) From A Distance
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Passion and tragedy rock the Harvey family. It is 1931 and Emilia and Alec's marriage is under strain. Prone to melancholy, and injured in a storm, Alec's misery draws him to seek solace with his brother's new wife. But when Perry Bosweld, a disabled army surgeon, re-enters Emilia's life, she finds that she is still attracted to him. Emilia's first duty is to her husband and to the farm, and she will not allow herself to swerve from this path… The...
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The first in an emotional and unforgettable wartime family saga, perfect for fans of Val Wood, Nadine Dorries or Rosie Goodwin1917. The First World War is casting its shadow over the Harvey family of Ford Farm. One brother has already been killed, and Tristan now serves at the Front. Though newly engaged to pretty Emilia Rowse – a friend since childhood – younger brother Ben is desperate to serve his country. But a horrific eye injury causes him...
16) Trevallion
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A WWI officer returns to his family estate and finds love and healing with the caretaker's daughter.
The Great War is over, but for a small Cornish community the troubles are only just beginning . . .
When the master of the Trevallion estate, Captain Miles Trevallion, dies, the desperate search for an heir begins. Rebecca Allen, daughter of the caretaker to Trevallion, is determined to protect her beloved home from ruin.
After much...
17) Trevennor's Will
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As heiress to the Trevennor fortune, hiding her identity is her best chance for survival… Isabel Hampton is the only survivor of a horrific carriage accident that happens on her way to the bedside of her ailing wealthy uncle, Sir Laurence Trevennor. Being heiress to a vast fortune puts Isabel mortal danger from her cousins, the Kempthornes, who will stop at nothing to claim the Trevennor riches for themselves. For protection, Isabel is placed in...
18) Reflections
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A historical saga "continues to develop themes of family and community, forgiveness and atonement in this . . . upbeat [yet] emotionally fraught, sequel" (Booklist).
When an old lover reappears, it has far-reaching consequences for those in the Cornish village of Portcowl . . .
Beth Tresalie has been happily reconciled with her estranged mother for over a year, and is looking forward to her best friend Kitty Copeland spending Christmas...
19) Leaving Shades
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When Beth returns to her childhood home, she discovers that much of her life has been based on deception...After a tragic miscarriage, Beth Tresaile returns to Owles House, the place of her miserable childhood, accompanied by her best friend, Kitty Copeland. Beth is determined to get revenge on her estranged mother, Christina, who neglected and abandoned her. But Beth slowly begins to discover that much of her childhood was built on deception.
Kitty...
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The village she's desperate to leave keeps giving her reasons to stay. Laura has one last job to carry out as the wife of Bill Jennings – to return his body to his childhood home of Kilgarthen. She is determined not to stay long: despite being Kilgarthen's golden boy Bill was actually a devious trickster who only married Laura to take over her father's construction business upon his death.
As she prepares to leave the town, Laura is given the devastating...
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