Kirjahaku

Who would not wish to search for happiness on a remote island, with palm trees, white beaches, and a handsome man? It is 1986 and three years after a personal tragedy, Pippa and Rob Lambton are crushed by grief. A crumbled marriage and a lonely shrine in their house on Henrietta Street, Whitby, makes Pippa want to move on with her life. She takes a trip to the beautiful Isles of Scilly and leaves behind her husband and troubled best friends, Joan and Terry. Where did it all go wrong? When Pippa arrives she meets the handsome Norwegian, Sven Jorgensen, who is nursing a heartbreak of his own, yet he shows Pippa how to survive through the wonders of the island's wildlife. What Pippa should be doing is going home to Rob. What she is really doing with Sven is probably foolish, but is it possible she can fall in love again? She has three weeks to make up her mind.

Lord Augustus Hannings has disappeared, following the drowning of his wife in the lake at Tanglewood Farm. | Ten years on in 1976, a young woman, Jess Stamp, rents a room at the farm, living alongside the other residents, who are known as `The Household Cavalry.' Jess is drawn into an unlikely alliance with the herdsman, and together they set out to solve the mystery of her landlady Connie's clandestine lifestyle and the disappearance of her wealthy cousin, Lord Hannings. | Caught up in a world of intrigue and secrets, cults and romance, can Jess survive at the farm amidst all the uncertainties surrounding her?

Is it possible to restore an age of peace and love? Harold and Ellie have always lived in their Yorkshire seaside town, but now World War II has come between them. Although Ellie remained in Yorkshire, enlisting in the ATS, Harold's experiences in the Dunkirk evacuation and subsequent imprisonment in Italy have resulted in years of hardship. Considering the German occupation of Italy following the armistice, should Harold risk an escape to the mountains in search of freedom? Can he and Bernie reach the safety of Bruno Galante's farm undetected? Six years of warfare has irrevocably damaged their relationship. Harold sadly accepts that he may have lost Ellie forever. One thing is for certain: if they met again, would she be the person he once knew, and would she still love him? He doubts it; it’s been too long and – in any case – where is she now? "A beautifully written story of friendship, love and hope.” – Margaret James