Author:Marcia Willett
Paradise has been home to generations of Trevannions: Paradise, the house at the head of a sheltered Cornish valley where Mrs Trevannion lives, surrounded by her family. Frail and elderly Honor Trevannion, bedridden following a nasty fall, is inexplicably anxious and distressed by the arrival of a young American bearing an old black and white photograph of a double wedding and looking for a long-lost relation.
Her children Bruno and Emma, granddaughter Joss and faithful cousin Mousie try to nurse Honor back to health, unaware of the secrets which she keeps from those closest to her. Increasingly troubled and confused, she begs Joss to find a cache of letters which have been hidden for fifty years.
Too late to hear the story from Honor herself, the family are faced with revelations which could destroy the tranquillity of life in their beloved valley. Will they be torn apart or can they unite in admiration for one woman's courage in standing by the life-changing decision she made so many years ago?
Praise for Marcia Willett:
'A genuine voice of our time' The Times
'Riveting, moving and utterly feel-good' Daily Mail
'Willett's romantic and bewitching novels are always delightfully satisfying'
—— Lancashire Evening Post'A warm read about friendship, loyalty and just how far people will go to protect the ones they love'
—— CandisEngrossing...will delight Willett's steadily-growing readership
—— Yorkshire PostThe writing is so sharp and waspish that comparisons with Evelyn Waugh are not misplaced
—— Sunday TelegraphConsistently inventive and entertaining
—— Daily MailA novelist of prodigious talent
—— Spectator'Durham has reimagined this vanished world in stunningly precise detail, and his lucid explanations of the give-and-take of military decision-making help the reader through some dauntingly complicated material. Nor is this novel merely a pageant: the author vividly portrays both Hannibal's driven resolve and Scipio's ruthless efficiency, as well as the conflicted emotions that rule several powerfully realized secondary figures . . . One of the best of the current crop of historical novels, and a career-making march forward for Durham'
—— Kirkus Reviews'What I particularly liked about the book was Durham's even-handedness. He shows both empires were capable of cruelty, greed and criminal stupidity...An epic treat'
—— Western Daily Press'A grand recounting of the second Punic War...Durham's epic is truly a big, magnificent, sprawling story complete with a sizable cast of compelling characters, intricately drawn battle scenes and fluid, graceful prose'
—— Booklist (starred review)
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