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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 ago, so she is grateful for Kate's friendliness - and her close unit of extended family and friends, who embrace Jess just as warmly. As this group begins reminiscing on their pasts and sharing their stories with Jess, it becomes apparent that her family history may be linked with theirs.

At the end of the row of fishermen’s cottages by the harbour’s edge stands an old granite house. First it belonged to Ned’s parents; then Ned dropped anchor here after a life at sea and called it home. His nephew Hugo moved in too, swapping London for the small Cornish fishing village where he’d spent so many happy holidays. It’s a refuge - and now other friends and relations are being drawn to the the house by the sea.

After her husband dies, Cara no longer wishes to live in their London home. On impulse, she sells it and goes to stay with her brother in Salcombe, Devon, while she plans her next move. There, she begins to look back at her life and reflect on the choices that have led her to this moment. Cosmo has also escaped - temporarily - from his life in the city, finding the south-west a relaxing and appealing fit, especially when he meets local girl, Amy. But is he being entirely truthful about what he’s left behind?

As Christmas approaches, Clem and his five-year-old son, Jakey, move to be closer to Clem's mother, Dossie, in Cornwall. Clem realizes that he has to be strong to keep his family together. Forming a slightly unconventional family setup with Dossie, Jakey, and Clem are the jovial nuns of the local convent. But when an unexpected event threatens to destroy the nuns' way of life, will everyone still be together next Christmas?

Sweeping powers of description transport her listeners to another time and place. Rosanna Ley, author of best-selling The Villa and Return to Mandalay. Some memories can be forgotten.... Others won't ever go away. For renowned actor Sir Mungo, his quiet home village in Devon provides the perfect retreat. Close by are his brother and his wife, and the rural location makes his home the ideal getaway for his old friends in London.

The Keep that beautiful, ancient family home where the Chadwick family had lived for generations is still a haven from the heartbreaks and storms of life. Jolyon Chadwick, a famous television presenter, takes his new girlfriend Henrietta home to meet his extended family and also to meet Marie, the mother who deserted him and his father many years ago, now reappeared and seeming to want forgiveness. Jolyon, however, is not in the mood for forgiveness.

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 can look after herself, though, and cunningly throws secret spanners in the works for her sisters.

Evie loved the house. The bright, sunny rooms looking across the river. The terraced gardens with fruit trees growing against the high stone walls. The scent of lavender at the end of a hot day. It was a family house. As summer beckons, Evie's family gathers once more at the beautiful old riverside house they all adore. But when Evie discovers a secret that threatens their future, a shadow falls over them all: this summer by the river could be their last together.

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.

In the big old house overlooking the sea, five small children listened as their mother read them a story. Theirs was an idyllic childhood, as they played on the beach, in the gardens and the woods, before the war and other tragedies disrupted their lives. Now, many years later, Nest and Mina still live at their beautiful childhood home, surrounded by the glorious Devon country side. But, when their sister Georgie comes to stay at Ottercombe, memories of their past start to revisit them.

The Keep - that beautiful, ancient family home where the Chadwick family has lived for generations - is still a haven from the heartbreaks and storms of life. Jolyon Chadwick, a famous television presenter, takes his new girlfriend, Henrietta, home to meet his extended family - and also to meet Marie, the mother who deserted him and his father many years ago, and who has now reappeared and seems to want forgiveness.

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 expects. Thomas is so busy with the farm that he doesn’t see the need for a social life, and his two elderly, eccentric aunts – though charming – aren’t the most stimulating companions. When Evan appears on the scene, Clarissa is ripe for a little diversion. But the complications that ensue demand Welsh magic to unravel them.

Childhood friends and cousins Leo and Alice had imagined their whole lives playing out on their beloved Devon beach. But one night when they are teens, sitting on the sand beneath the stars, Alice tells Leo a secret that must never be shared with anybody else...then packs her bag and flees. Leo is left to build his own life - without Alice. He surrounds himself with other family and friends and on the whole is content and fulfilled. But he is left with a sense of what - or who - is missing.

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 Felix whom they all adored and who was so in love with Angel, but while Lizzie longed for a father, Felix had other commitments: to his insecure, possessive wife Marina and to their son Piers, both living at beautiful, mellow Michaelgarth, the family home on the edge of Exmoor.

Busy mum of twins Liv is looking forward to a week at the Beach Hut in Devon, even if she feels that something's not right between her and Matt. She’s sure he’s just too busy at work to join them on their summer holiday, not that he wants time alone. Baz loves having his family to stay by the sea, but when an unexpected guest arrives, he finds himself torn between the past and the future. Still reeling from a breakup, all Sofia wants is a quiet summer – until she meets Baz and her plans are turned upside down.

Barndomsvennerne Leo og Alice havde altid forestillet sig et liv sammen ved deres elskede strand i Devon. Men en nat, da de to unge mennesker sidder og kigger op mod stjernerne, fortæller Alice Leo en hemmelighed, som aldrig må komme for dagens lys. Kort efter pakker hun sine ting og stikker af. Leos liv går videre - uden Alice. Han nyder tilværelsen med familie og venner og er i det store hele glad og tilfreds. Alligevel får han fra tid til anden en fornemmelse af afsavn efter noget... eller nogen.

Det er helligtrekonger og tid til at tage hul på et nyt år på det gamle idylliske kloster Chi-meur i det smukke, barske Cornwall. Klosterets altmuligmand Clem og hans fireårige søn Jakey gør klar til at pakke julepynten ned, og Clems mor Dossie er kommet for at hjælpe dem. Clem kæmper stadig med sorgen over sin kones død og arbejder hårdt på at skabe et godt nyt liv for sig selv og sin lille søn i klosterets portnerbolig. Heldigvis er de omgivet af varme, gode mennesker, der står klar til at hjælpe og støtte. Men den trygge base i klosteret er truet, da en pengebegærlig ejendomsspekulant fatter interesse for den smukke, historiske klosterbygning. Vil Clem og den fasttømrede venneflok, som i den grad er afhængig af hinanden, endnu være sammen til næste jul? Og hvad vil de have lært om den sande betydning af familien og om at have et sted, man virkelig hører til?

"Huset i Buckley Street" er endnu en medrivende roman fra Marcia Willetts kompetente hånd. I Max’ hus i Salcombe, en lille by ved den engelske sydkyst, krydses spor fra fortiden og baner vej for nye muligheder. Cara er blevet enke og bor midlertidigt hos sin bror, Max. Hun lærer nye mennesker at kende og reflekterer over sit liv. Cosmo er ligeledes i Salcombe på fransk visit og har mødt Amy, en pige fra byen. Men er han ærlig om sin fortid, og det han har efterladt sig i London?

"Tilbage til Cornwall" er ny fortælling fra Marcia Willets hånd i hendes populære række af romaner, der udspiller sig i det sydvestlige England. Neds hus ved kajen i en lille corniske fiskerby er samlingspunkt for venner og familie. Efterhånden, som folk kommer til, og gamle venner mødes, afsløres hemmeligheder, relationer presses og prøves - og romantikken blomstrer. Huset ved kajen byder sine gæster varmt velkommen - og giver dem måske også modet til at give sig ud på nye veje.

Tag med Marcia Willett til det skønne sydvestlige England, hvor fortidens hemmeligheder trækker dybe spor til nutiden. Da advokaten Martin Haynes dør uventet, flytter hans datter, El, ind i hans hus. Hun skal nu stå på helt egne ben, og sammen med sin barndomsven Will forsøger hun at bearbejde tabet af sin far. Det går dog snart op for hende, at hendes far ikke var den, hun troede... Julia, Martins hemmelige kæreste igennem fem år, prøver også at klare sig igennem sorgen uden at afsløre deres forhold.