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The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day
  • Author(s): Kazuo Ishiguro
  • Location(s): Devon
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 2000s

In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside and into his past . . . A contemporary classic, The Remains of the...

The Resort

The Resort
  • Author(s): Sue Watson
  • Location(s): South Devon
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When a dream trip becomes your worst nightmare… You’ve been excited about this getaway for months – at last, a chance to reconnect with your husband at a secluded island resort. But when he unexpectedly calls you from the...

The River Between Us

The River Between Us
  • Author(s): Liz Fenwick
  • Location(s): Cornwall, Devon
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): 1910s and 2019

Following the breakdown of her marriage, Theo has bought a tumbledown cottage on the banks of the river Tamar which divides Cornwall and Devon. The peace and tranquillity of Boatman’s Cottage, nestled by the water, is just what she...

The Riviera Express

The Riviera Express
  • Author(s): TP Fielden
  • Location(s): Devon
  • Genre(s): Adventure
  • Era(s): 1950s

Gerald Hennessey – silver screen star and much-loved heart-throb – never quite makes it to Temple Regis, the quaint Devonshire seaside town on the English Riviera. Murdered on the 4.30 from Paddington, the loss of this great man throws...

The Runaway Bridesmaid

The Runaway Bridesmaid
  • Author(s): Daisy James
  • Location(s): Devon, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Squeezing herself into a frothy, flouncy, bubble-gum pink dress, Rosie Hamilton thinks that being a bridesmaid for her spoilt little sister Freya can’t get any worse. But discovering her boyfriend in a cupboard with the bride, ten minutes before...

The Song of the Skylark

The Song of the Skylark
  • Author(s): Liz Shakespeare
  • Location(s): Devon
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Nineteenth century

Mary Mitchell, nine years old. Draw your straws, gentlemen, and we’ll see who’s to win this prize.” It is 1842, and this method of assigning parish apprentices has died out, except in North Devon. This story is based on...

The Stolen Baby

The Stolen Baby
  • Author(s): Diney Costeloe
  • Location(s): Plymouth
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): WW2

A new Second World War novel from best-selling author Diney Costeloe, based on a gripping and moving true story. Plymouth, 1941. As sirens blare all around, the Shawbrook family take refuge in a packed shelter. Bombs have already begun...

The Storyteller by the Sea

The Storyteller by the Sea
  • Author(s): Phyllida Shrimpton
  • Location(s): Devon
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Melody spends her days scouring the Devon shore for treasures washed up by the sea or left behind in the sand by people who come to her beach. She takes them back to Spindrift, her weathered old house set...

The Summer of Second Chances

The Summer of Second Chances
  • Author(s): Madeleine Whickham (Sophie Kinsella)
  • Location(s): Devon
  • Genre(s): RomCom
  • Era(s): Present day

Lottie is about to discover that even when you think you’ve lost everything, hope and romance can be just around the corner . . . It takes time to build your life. To get into a long-term (OK, a...

The Sunshine Man

The Sunshine Man
  • Author(s): Emma Stonex
  • Location(s): Devon
  • Genre(s): Mystery, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1980s

In January 1989, Birdie wakes to the news she’s been waiting eighteen years to hear. Jimmy Maguire, the man who killed her sister, has been freed from jail. Birdie sends her kids to school and then leaves for London...

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