The Last Village

Author(s): Audla English

Location(s): The North East (England), South Tyneside

Genre(s): Romance

Era(s): 1940s and modern day

The majestic Souter Lighthouse stands proudly at the edge of the cliff top surrounded by open grassy empty fields and overlooking a vast blue wilderness. Anna Charles knows nothing of the life that her grandmother once had here. It wasn’t until an unexpected engagement, that Anna discovered the past of her Gran and the truth behind an enduring love. Seventy years earlier, Lillian Smith, had been part of the close-knit community that once thrived in the village that existed next to the lighthouse. A chance meeting with a sailor one day, would change the course of her life forever. Set in the North East of England, The Last Village, is a moving love story which spans and binds the generations.

Publisher’s note: The Last Village is set in South Tyneside in the North East of England. A moving love story which features the gems of South Tyneside including Souter Lighthouse (the first electric lighthouse in the world), a pub in a grotto (one of only a handful in the world), the iconic Marsden Rock and also Old Marsden Village, a village which vanished to time.

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