Clarissa really falls in love with the house - a beautiful Tudor manor in the Welsh Marches - and marrying Thomas is simply the best way to get it. But life there isn't quite the idyll she...

Stepsisters Olivia and Emily are at daggers drawn – until the arrival of their half-sister, Rosie, when they unite in their hatred of the newcomer. Rosie, Mummy and Daddy’s little princess,...

When Maudie Todhunter finally decides she must sell Moorgate, her beautiful farmhouse, she anticipates strong objections from her late husband’s family – particularly from Selina, her...

It was Felix who named it the Birdcage – the tall house in Bristol where Miss Pidgeon lived with her tenant, the beautiful and talented actress Angel, and Angel’s daughter, Lizzie. It was...

Paradise, the house at the head of a Cornish valley where Mrs Trevannion lives surrounded by her family, has been home to generations of Trevannions.

Frail and elderly, Honor Trevannion...

Nearly twenty-five years after a tragic accident forced Mim to give up her career as one of the world’s leading ballerinas, history is repeating itself. Daisy, Mim’s most talented former...

When Amy consults her doctor about her increasing mood swings, she is advised to keep a diary as an outlet for her bursts of irritation. And her life obligingly becomes eventful enough to provide...

Within two years of leaving school, Kate and Cass are both married to sub-lieutenants and living in Hampshire close to the submarine base H.M.S. Dolphin. Cass revels in the freedom her husband’s...

It was in the middle of a snowstorm when Tiggy arrived at the remote house on Bodmin Moor. She was alone, her partner had tragically dead in an accident. And Julia, her dearest friend, welcomed...

As Christmas approaches, everything seems to be falling into place for Dossie. Her son Clem and his adorable five-year-old son Jakey have moved to Cornwall to be closer to her. She runs her own...

As soon as George Lampeter, a submarine commander, sets eyes on Thea, twenty years his junior, he’s found his partner for life. Just about everyone knows of George’s long-standing affair with...

Jess Penhaligon is on her way to Devon to receive an award for her botanical painting. Hosting her will be Kate, who gladly welcomes her into her home. Jess's own family fell apart several years...