Description
'Uplifting and delightful, you will be hooked from the very first page.' Faith Hogan A heartwarming and uplifting new novel, perfect story for fans of Sally Page and Hazel Prior. Melody spends her days combing the shore for items washed up on her beach. She collects them in her basket and takes them back to Spindrift, her weathered little bungalow overlooking the sea, and weaves stories about her treasures. Everything Melody thinks she could ever need is right where she is, cupped by the rocks that shape her bay. But Melody has been keeping a secret... When she learns that her little corner of Devon is under threat from developers looking to modernise the strip of coast on which Spindrift stands, Melody realises she is about to lose all she has ever known. Is it time for her to tell her own story - a story of love, loss, secrets and lies?
The next uplifting novel from award-winning author Phyllida Shrimpton.
About the Author
Phyllida Shrimpton obtained a post graduate degree in Human Resource Management, a career choice which was almost as disastrous as her cooking. Thankfully her love of books and writing led her to a new career as an author. Her young adult novel Sunflowers in February won the Red Book Award for YA Fiction in 2019. Having lived in London, The Netherlands and the Cotswolds with her husband, daughter, giant Saint Bernard and grumpy old terrier, she now lives on the Essex Coast in a place she likes to describe as being where the river meets the sea.
Reviews
a felicitous fireside read this is...Of course, secrets have a knack of uncovering themselves.And in the telling of this tale, the author explores disability, unexpressed grief and environmental issues. But ultimately this is an uplit novel and god knows we can do with all do with a bit of that. -- Westmeath Examiner
The most heartwarming late summer read! -- Be Novellic
'A slice of reading heaven... Just as wonderful and gorgeous as The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot and The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman' LoveReading. 'Heartwarming and uplifting. It will make you miss your grandfather and want to hug your grandchild' Adele Parks for Platinum. 'A bittersweet, sparkling and life-affirming book' * Times Educational Supplement, on Sunflowers in February *
Book Information
ISBN 9781803281414
Author Phyllida Shrimpton
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Aria
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The next uplifting novel from award-winning author Phyllida Shrimpton.
About the Author
Phyllida Shrimpton obtained a post graduate degree in Human Resource Management, a career choice which was almost as disastrous as her cooking. Thankfully her love of books and writing led her to a new career as an author. Her young adult novel Sunflowers in February won the Red Book Award for YA Fiction in 2019. Having lived in London, The Netherlands and the Cotswolds with her husband, daughter, giant Saint Bernard and grumpy old terrier, she now lives on the Essex Coast in a place she likes to describe as being where the river meets the sea.
Reviews
a felicitous fireside read this is...Of course, secrets have a knack of uncovering themselves.And in the telling of this tale, the author explores disability, unexpressed grief and environmental issues. But ultimately this is an uplit novel and god knows we can do with all do with a bit of that. -- Westmeath Examiner
The most heartwarming late summer read! -- Be Novellic
'A slice of reading heaven... Just as wonderful and gorgeous as The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot and The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman' LoveReading. 'Heartwarming and uplifting. It will make you miss your grandfather and want to hug your grandchild' Adele Parks for Platinum. 'A bittersweet, sparkling and life-affirming book' * Times Educational Supplement, on Sunflowers in February *
Book Information
ISBN 9781803281414
Author Phyllida Shrimpton
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Aria
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
