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Christmas at the Keep and Other Stories

A moving and uplifting festive novella to escape with at Christmas

Christmas at the Keep

A sweeping escapist read that’s full of family secrets, forgiveness and hope

The Garden House

A summer full of secrets spent in Devon

Reflections

A wonderful holiday read about a Cornish escape

Homecomings

Seven Days in Summer

The Christmas Angel

A perfect holiday escape set in the beautiful West Country

The Songbird

The Birdcage

A captivating feel-good read about family secrets set in the West Country

Summer On The River

Indian Summer

Postcards from the Past

The Sea Garden

The Summer House

The Children's Hour

Echoes Of The Dance

The Prodigal Wife

The Way We Were

Memories Of The Storm

A Cornwall Family Saga

The Golden Cup

Starry, Starry Night

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Sweeping powers of description transport her readers to another time and place.

Lovely . . . Made me long for a long hot summer by the sea with friends and family. I loved that new beginnings turn up when you least expect them.

Jo Thomas, author of Escape to the French Farmhouse

A beautifully woven tale of families and their secrets.

Gentle yet poignant, it's a book to settle down with and enjoy Devon.

Lovely . . .  Made me long for a long hot summer by the sea with friends and family. I loved that new beginnings turn up when you least expect them.

A beautifully woven tale of families and their secrets

Praise for Marcia Willett: 
'A warm and engaging read.' Trisha Ashley 
'A beautifully woven tale of families and their secrets...' Liz Fenwick, bestselling author of The Cornish House 
'Riveting, moving and utterly feel-good.' Daily Mail 
'Sweeping powers of description transport her readers to another time and place.' Rosanna Ley

The escapist, feel-good read about family secrets

The night she shared her secret . . . The night he'll always remember. This delightful new novel from Marcia Willett is ideal for fans of Katie Fforde and Fern Britton.

Brought to you by Penguin. 
 
'We'll always be together, won't we?' 
 
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. So decades later, when he receives a note from Alice asking if she can come home, he doesn't hesitate to agree. 
 
But as the stars align and their reunion draws near, Leo is left to consider their separation and what so many years apart means for a relationship solidified in youth and a secret which could affect the whole family. 
 
Praise for Marcia Willett: 
'A warm and engaging read.' Trisha Ashley 
'A beautifully woven tale of families and their secrets...' Liz Fenwick, bestselling author of The Cornish House 
'Riveting, moving and utterly feel-good.' Daily Mail 
'Sweeping powers of description transport her readers to another time and place.' Rosanna Ley 
 
© Marcia Willett 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

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Warm summer reading.

Warm and engaging.

Sweeping powers of description transport her readers to another time and place.

Lovely . . . Made me long for a long hot summer by the sea with friends and family. I loved that new beginnings turn up when you least expect them.

Riveting, moving and utterly feel-good.

A beautifully woven tale of families and their secrets.

Gentle yet poignant, it's a book to settle down with and enjoy Devon.

Warm and engaging

Lovely . . . Made me long for a long hot summer by the sea with friends and family. I loved that new beginnings turn up when you least expect them.

Warm summer reading

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