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Barefoot on the Cobbles – a Devon tragedy

Barefoot on the Cobbles – a Devon tragedy
  • Author(s): Janet Few
  • Location(s): Clovelly, Bideford, Bucks Mills, Torquay
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Early 20th Century

In the euphoria of the armistice a young woman lay dying. Daisy had grown up, barefoot on the cobbles, in a village on the rugged North Devon coast; she was mindful of the perils of the uncertain sea. Her...

Private Lives

Private Lives
  • Author(s): J G Harlond
  • Location(s): Bideford
  • Genre(s): Historical, Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): World War 2

Cozy crime with a sinister twist in wartime England. While reluctant wartime detective Bob Robbins is enjoying a few days’ holiday on the North Devon coast he becomes involved in a shooting incident on a derelict farm. An elderly...

The Turning of the Tide

The Turning of the Tide
  • Author(s): Liz Shakespeare
  • Location(s): Bideford, Clovelly
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 19th century

Devon, 1871 Young and vulnerable Selina Burman from Clovelly and her two young children are confined in the harsh environment of Bideford Workhouse. She can only observe them from a distance and despairs of a better future. Her prospects...

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