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 Lamorna Cove - a tiny bay in Cornwall, picturesque, unspoilt. A hundred years ago it was the haunt of a colony of artists. Today, Mel Pentreath hopes it is a place where she can escape the pain of her mother's death and a broken love affair, and gradually put her life back together.

Renting a cottage in the enchanting but overgrown grounds of Merryn Hall, Mel embraces her new surroundings and offers to help her landlord, Patrick Winterton, restore the garden. Soon she is daring to believe her life can be rebuilt.

Then Patrick finds some old paintings in an attic, and as he and Mel investigate the identity of the artist, they are drawn into an extraordinary tale of illicit passion and thwarted ambition from a century ago, a tale that resonates in their own lives. But how long can Mel's idyll last before reality breaks in and everything is threatened?

©2007 Rachel Hore (P)2009 WF Howes Ltd Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Feel-Good
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Most enjoyable story it combined history art and gardening all in one book and the romance wasn’t over the top. All the characters were believable.

Memories

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Mix of past and present in the storyline works well. However the two main characters Mel and Patrick I found a bit of a pain, and often wanted to bang their heads together. I felt their story dragged on and would never end. The narrators' voicing of Mel didn't help, she sounded a wimp, not a mature woman. Not Rachel's best!

Disappointing

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Jilly Bond made it sound so beautiful & warming.. Bring West Cornwall a live & history of the Artist in Lomorna.


Maggie Lambourn

Bring a live Lomorna

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Really enjoyed this easy listening novel, not too fast, a little predictable but a classic holiday listen.

Easy listening and totally enjoyable

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Engaging characters & story lines. Adds depth to my knowledge of Cornwall too. I must go & look up some of the real life painters. I always enjoy RH 's characters. The heroine is far from perfect; she's "real".

Excellent story & as always with RH well researched

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