'A great read about guilt, atonement and identity' - Hello

'You won't want this one to end' - Marie Claire

From the author of NETFLIX SENSATION ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL

1939, Will and Alice are evacuated to a granite farm in north Cornwall, perched on a windswept cliff. There they meet the farmer's daughter, Maggie, and enjoy a childhood largely protected from the ravages of war.

But in the sweltering summer of 1943 something happens that will have tragic consequences. A small lie escalates out of all proportion. Over 70 years on Alice is determined to make amends - but has she left it too late?

2014, and Maggie's granddaughter Lucy flees to the childhood home she couldn't wait to leave, marriage over; career ending thanks to one terrible mistake. Can she rebuild herself? And can she help her grandmother, plagued by a secret, to find some lasting peace?

About the Author

Sarah Vaughan read English at Oxford and went on to become a journalist. After training at the Press Association, she spent eleven years at the Guardian as a news reporter and political correspondent before leaving to freelance and write fiction.

The Art of Baking Blind, published in the UK, US and seven languages, was her debut novel, and The Farm at the Edge of the World, a French bestseller, her second.

Anatomy of a Scandal, her first courtroom drama/political thriller, became an instant international bestseller and Sunday Times top five bestseller. Translated into 23 languages, it was also filmed for Netflix as a six-part mini-series, written by David E Kelley, and starring Sienna Miller, Michelle Dockery and Rupert Friend.

Little Disasters was a Waterstones thriller of the month, a kindle bestseller, and is in the process of being adapted for TV. Her fifth novel, Reputation, has just been optioned by the team that developed Anatomy of a Scandal for TV.

Reviews
[A] fabulous sense of place and a clever, compelling story * Woman & Home *
[A] fabulous sense of place and a clever, compelling story * Woman & Home *
[A] fabulous sense of place and a clever, compelling story * Woman & Home *
A beautifully evocative story of love, loss and forgiveness. You can taste, feel, see and hear Cornwall on every page as the characters pull you into their lives. Loved it.
A beautifully evocative story of love, loss and forgiveness. You can taste, feel, see and hear Cornwall on every page as the characters pull you into their lives. Loved it.
A beautifully evocative story of love, loss and forgiveness. You can taste, feel, see and hear Cornwall on every page as the characters pull you into their lives. Loved it.
You won't want this one to end * Marie Claire *
You won't want this one to end * Marie Claire *
You won't want this one to end * Marie Claire *
Absolutely loved it. Very rare I sit and devour 220 pages in one afternoon.
Absolutely loved it. Very rare I sit and devour 220 pages in one afternoon.
Absolutely loved it. Very rare I sit and devour 220 pages in one afternoon.
An evocative and page-turning story of love and heartbreak, written in beautiful and poignant prose that captivated me from first word to final page
An evocative and page-turning story of love and heartbreak, written in beautiful and poignant prose that captivated me from first word to final page
An evocative and page-turning story of love and heartbreak, written in beautiful and poignant prose that captivated me from first word to final page
Heartbreaking * Woman Magazine *
Heartbreaking * Woman Magazine *
Heartbreaking * Woman Magazine *
A wonderful book about love and loss through the eyes of three generations of Cornish women. Lovable, flawed, and so very human, each character had me rooting for them right until the very end. But it was the setting on the north Cornwall coast that makes me love this book: the weather, the seasons, the landscape, the house are all written so vividly that I could step into that place and instantly know my way around.
A wonderful book about love and loss through the eyes of three generations of Cornish women. Lovable, flawed, and so very human, each character had me rooting for them right until the very end. But it was the setting on the north Cornwall coast that makes me love this book: the weather, the seasons, the landscape, the house are all written so vividly that I could step into that place and instantly know my way around.
A wonderful book about love and loss through the eyes of three generations of Cornish women. Lovable, flawed, and so very human, each character had me rooting for them right until the very end. But it was the setting on the north Cornwall coast that makes me love this book: the weather, the seasons, the landscape, the house are all written so vividly that I could step into that place and instantly know my way around.
Sarah Vaughan not only writes beautifully but her stories and characters have a way of climbing into your heart and staying there long after you've turned the last page . . . Highly recommended!
Sarah Vaughan not only writes beautifully but her stories and characters have a way of climbing into your heart and staying there long after you've turned the last page . . . Highly recommended!
Sarah Vaughan not only writes beautifully but her stories and characters have a way of climbing into your heart and staying there long after you've turned the last page . . . Highly recommended!
A gorgeously evocative love letter to Cornwall and an unputdownable story. I devoured it.
A gorgeously evocative love letter to Cornwall and an unputdownable story. I devoured it.
A gorgeously evocative love letter to Cornwall and an unputdownable story. I devoured it.
A big-hearted story, and one that's full of love for the Cornish landscape. With the convincing detail about farming life, and intriguing past and present storyline, The Farm at the Edge of the World thoroughly transported me to the far western wilds, and made me very reluctant to leave again.
A big-hearted story, and one that's full of love for the Cornish landscape. With the convincing detail about farming life, and intriguing past and present storyline, The Farm at the Edge of the World thoroughly transported me to the far western wilds, and made me very reluctant to leave again.
A big-hearted story, and one that's full of love for the Cornish landscape. With the convincing detail about farming life, and intriguing past and present storyline, The Farm at the Edge of the World thoroughly transported me to the far western wilds, and made me very reluctant to leave again.
The characters are engaging, the plot nuanced and satisfying. I was blown away, to be honest, finishing the book in one greedy gulp. Highly recommended!
The characters are engaging, the plot nuanced and satisfying. I was blown away, to be honest, finishing the book in one greedy gulp. Highly recommended!
The characters are engaging, the plot nuanced and satisfying. I was blown away, to be honest, finishing the book in one greedy gulp. Highly recommended!
Sarah Vaughan's beautifully-written second novel establishes her as a compelling storyteller, weaving the two strands of Cornish farming past and present into an honest, visceral love story.
Sarah Vaughan's beautifully-written second novel establishes her as a compelling storyteller, weaving the two strands of Cornish farming past and present into an honest, visceral love story.
Sarah Vaughan's beautifully-written second novel establishes her as a compelling storyteller, weaving the two strands of Cornish farming past and present into an honest, visceral love story.
Exquisitely written . . . a truly pastoral novel - sharp, sometimes painful, but authentic with real emotional depth.
Exquisitely written . . . a truly pastoral novel - sharp, sometimes painful, but authentic with real emotional depth.
Exquisitely written . . . a truly pastoral novel - sharp, sometimes painful, but authentic with real emotional depth.
A great read about guilt, atonement and identity * Hello! *
A great read about guilt, atonement and identity * Hello! *
A great read about guilt, atonement and identity * Hello! *
A rich family saga told with an intensity that echoes du Maurier * Saga Magazine *
A rich family saga told with an intensity that echoes du Maurier * Saga Magazine *
A rich family saga told with an intensity that echoes du Maurier * Saga Magazine *
A sweeping love story, earthy and passionate, whipped along by the Cornish sea winds. Wonderful
A sweeping love story, earthy and passionate, whipped along by the Cornish sea winds. Wonderful
A sweeping love story, earthy and passionate, whipped along by the Cornish sea winds. Wonderful
The Farm at the Edge of the world is warm, tender and full of humour and deeply moving. An assured and very affecting piece of storytelling.
The Farm at the Edge of the world is warm, tender and full of humour and deeply moving. An assured and very affecting piece of storytelling.
The Farm at the Edge of the world is warm, tender and full of humour and deeply moving. An assured and very affecting piece of storytelling.



Book Information
ISBN 9781444792324
Author Sarah Vaughan
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Hodder Paperback
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Weight(grams) 240g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 24mm