Après son mariage, Caroline s'installe dans le beau domaine familial de son mari, loin de l'agitation londonienne et de son métier de journaliste. Mais la demeure située sur la côte est un peu triste et John semble parfois accablé par un chagrin qu'il refuse de partager. Pourquoi déteste-t-il autant la petite maison laissée à l'abandon sur la colline face à la mer ? Quels secrets abritent les murs de la propriété ? Et que sont devenues la grand-mère et la mère de John, ces femmes dont personne ne parle jamais. Caroline décide d'en savoir plus sur cette étonnante famille. Elle remonte peu à peu les traces du passé et découvre que, tout au long du xxe siècle et de ses deux guerres, des tragédies ont frappé le domaine. Les mensonges et les sombres secrets de cette époque vont rejaillir et bouleverser toute sa vie...

Les filles de la côte

1918. A la fin de la guerre, Clara se rend sur la côte anglaise, en Cornouailles pour rencontrer la famille de Bertie, son grand amour, tué sur les champs de bataille. Accueillie comme une fille de la famille, la jeune femme va se remettre de son deuil, mais elle devra aussi garder un secret enfoui en elle à tout jamais... 1947. Hannah, la fille de Clara, a toujours eu la certitude que sa mère avait un passé mystérieux. Lorsqu'elle tombe amoureuse du mauvais homme, elle découvre, comme sa mère avant elle, qu'elle va devoir en payer le prix. 2020. Caroline a longtemps été la gardienne des secrets de sa famille. Mais maintenant que sa fille a besoin d'elle, elle sent que le moment est venu de tout lui révéler. L'histoire tragique d'une lignée de femmes ayant affronté les tempêtes de la vie, en restant toujours aussi fortes et fières que les imposantes falaises de Cornouailles.

Cornwall is only a page away in this gorgeous, heartwarming novel - a wonderful read for the summer holidays!

 'A warm, easy read that depicts the joys of rural Cornwall' Daily Mail

 'The warmth and empathy that have made Fern Britton such a popular TV presenter are evident in her latest novel' Woman's Weekly

 'A charming story that is full of hope.will help put a spring in your step' The Courier 

 'This is ideal holiday reading' Woman

 She arrived in the village on the spring tide and hoped to be at the heart of it, knowing its secrets and weathering its storms.

 It was to be a new beginning.

 It's springtime in the Cornish village of Pendruggan and as the community comes together to say a fond farewell to parish vicar, Simon, and his wife, Penny, a newcomer causes quite a stir.

 Reverand Angela Whitehorn came to Cornwall to make a difference. With her husband, Robert, by her side, she sets about making changes - but it seems not everyone is happy for her to shake things up in the small parish, and soon Angela starts to receive anonymous poison pen letters.

 Angela has always been one to fight back, and she has already brought a fresh wind into the village, supporting her female parishioners through good times and bad. But as the letters get increasingly more personal, Angela learns that the secrets are closer to home.

 With faith and friends by your side, even the most unlikely of new beginnings is possible.

 Praise for Fern Britton:

 'Incredibly atmospheric' Sun

 'A heartfelt novel about family secrets and atonement' Woman & Home

 'A book to truly lose yourself in' Sunday Times bestseller Milly Johnson

The Newcomer - A heartwarming, feel good novel perfect for the Easter holidays!

From Sunday Times bestselling author Fern Britton comes an epic tale. Three generations of women, their lives, their loves and their longing to come home to Cornwall.

 'A heartfelt novel about family secrets and atonement' Fanny Blake, Woman & Home

 Three women.

 A lifetime of secrets. 

 The only place to be is home.

 Ella comes back to the beautiful Cornish coast to heal her heart after the death of her beloved grandmother, Adela. There she finds her home again and discovers a new life, but she also opens a treasure trove of secrets.

 Twenty years ago Ella's mother Sennen ran away from Cornwall. Sennen had been a young single mum and, unable to cope, had left their children with her mother Adela.and a part of her with them. She's spent the years since hiding from her past, hiding from herself.

 Now it's time to come back to Cornwall. To face her mistakes. To pray for forgiveness. And to hope for a future with her long-lost daughter and son. Will she be welcomed back with open hearts?

 They say home is where the heart is. It's time to come home.

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Coming Home

The stories in this collection have previously been published in ebook as A Cornish Carol, The Stolen Weekend and The Beach Cabin

 Add a little magic to your Christmas with this fun, festive collection of warm and witty short stories from Sunday Times bestselling author Fern Britton.

 Christmas comes to the little village of Pendruggan and Cornwall's very own Mr Rochester, Piran Ambrose, discovers the true meaning of the festive season when even he can't resist the village celebrations. Meanwhile, best friends Penny and Helen are embarking on a stolen weekend of blissful indulgence but best laid plans often go awry and the ladies are in for a big surprise. In an idyllic cottage on the Cornish cliffs, the Appleby family and their bearded collie, Molly, are having a holiday to remember. It's time for a little Cornish escape for all.

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 'Fern Britton has transferred her fun and friendly charm to the page' Good Housekeeping

 'Incredibly atmospheric' Sun

 'Complicated friendships and tales of a chaotic love life make this a must-read' Woman

A Cornish Gift - Previously published as an eBook collection, now in print for the first time with exclusive Christmas bonus material from Fern

Don't miss this warm and witty novel from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author Fern Britton. The perfect Cornish Escape!

 A lifetime of friendship. A lifetime of secrets.

 Greer Clovelly seems to have it all: beautiful, chic and slender, she's used to getting her own way. Greer has been in love with Jesse Behenna since her first day at school and she's determined that one day, they'll be married. After all, a marriage between them would join together two dynasties of Cornish fishing families to make one prosperous one.

 For her friend, Loveday Carter - plump, freckled and unpretentious - living in the shadow of her friend has become a way of life. She loves Jesse too, but knows that what Greer wants, she usually gets.

 Jesse, caught in the middle, faces an agonising choice. Should he follow his heart or bow to his father's wishes? And what about his best friend Mickey, who worships the ground that Loveday walks on?

 Jesse's decision will touch them all in ways that they could never foresee, and as the dark clouds start to gather the four friends find themselves weathering a storm - one that has the power to sink them all.

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A Good Catch

A sparklingly brilliant short story from the wonderfully warm and wise Fern Britton

 Fern Britton weaves a warm and witty short story set in Cornwall, full of mischief and fun!

 Best friends Penny Leighton and Helen Merrifield have swapped their hectic London lives for the leisurely pace of life in the pretty Cornish village of Pendruggan. Penny is in constant demand and juggling her life as a vicar's wife alongside her day job as a hotshot TV producer is exhausting. Helen is at the end of her tether. Cornwall has been battered by the worst storms in living memory and the roof of her little cottage is in a terrible state. Her other half, the brooding Piran, isn't being much help. The two women cook up a scheme to leave their Pendruggan men behind and get back to London for a weekend of blissful indulgence. But you know what they say about the best laid plans. Will Penny and Helen's stolen weekend be everything they've dreamed of, or something else entirely?

The Stolen Weekend (Short Story)

You will love this best-selling novel by Sunday Times best-selling author Fern Britton. The perfect escape to Cornwall, for fans of Katie Fforde and Celia Imrie.

 Helen Merrifield decides to start afresh and put her old life behind her in the picture-postcard Cornish village of Pendruggan. Throwing herself into the local scene, Helen finds herself at the mercy of the rather desperate Vicar, but she is secretly drawn to the brooding local historian, Piran.

 Meanwhile, Helen's best friend, Penny, decides that the village is the perfect setting for her new TV series. When the cast and crew descend, the village is thrown into a tizzy, but Helen has her hands full fending off her philandering ex-husband, who seems determined to charm his way back into her bed.

 Should Helen hold on to the past? Or will Cornwall give her something new to treasure?

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Hidden Treasures

C'est un sujet qui est souvent caché et très secret, mais c'est quelque chose qui, selon moi, devrait avoir une lumière qui a brillé.

Votre arrière-grand-père a-t-il eu des enfants?

Mon objectif est d'avoir une ferme Grande-Bretagne.

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