The No.1 Sunday Times bestselling novel! Three women. A chance to rewrite history… 1918.The Great War is over, and Clara Carter has boarded a train bound for Cornwall – to meet a family that would once have been hers. But they must never discover her secret… 1939. Hannah has always been curious about her mother’s mysterious past, but the outbreak of the Second World War casts everything … of the Second World War casts everything in a new light. As the bombs begin to fall, Hannah and her brothers are determined to do their bit for the war effort – whatever the cost.
2020. Caroline has long been the keeper of her family’s secrets. But now, with her own daughter needing her more than ever, it’s time to tell the truth – to show Natalie that she comes from a long line of women who have weathered the storms of life, as hardy and proud as the rugged Cornish coastline…
From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a sweeping, epic novel of mothers and daughters, secrets and lies, and a love that lasts a lifetime…
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An incredibly moving story of three generations of women, their secrets and lives.
Set in Cornwall from the early 20th century to present day.
Very highly recommended.
This was an emotional read, particularly the story of Clara, which started around 1914. Clara had experienced a tough early life but how she managed to do some of the things she did, amazed me. The other two women in the story are Clara’s daughter, Hannah and her granddaughter, Caroline. What I liked about this story was the strong family bond, particularly between the women. There was a family closeness and the feeling of all sticking together, no matter what came. They were all strong women in their own way. Through letters the reader experienced life in the trenches and the futility of the war. How my heart aches for Clara at this time. Read this book, you won’t be disappointed. I received a copy and have voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Daughters of Cornwall is a multi-layered time-slip. This book grabbed my interested from the beginning when in the present-day Caroline receives an old trunk sent to her from Penang. As she looks through the personal effects, she slowly discovers the stories behind the women in her family who came before her.
In 1918 we meet Clara, a girl with a less than perfect childhood who is determined to make something of herself when she falls in love with Bertie a man from a loving family in Cornwall during the First World War. Then there’s Hannah, Clara’s daughter who was brought back from her home in Penang with her brother Edward to live with their grandparents in Cornwall. She has her own struggles growing up and as the Second World War begins she has to discover what she wants out of life and how to deal with what’s thrown at her.
Through these interwoven stories secrets and heartbreak are revealed and we discover exactly what did happen to these women and why they made the choices they did. I love historical fiction and was rivetted by this beautifully descriptive book.
1918 The Great War is over, and Clara Carter has boarded a train bound for Cornwall to meet a family that would once have been hers. But they must never discover her secret.
1939 Hannah has always been curious about her mother’s mysterious past, but the outbreak of the Second World War casts everything in a new light.
2020 Caroline has long been the keeper of her family’s secrets. But now, with her own daughter needing her more than ever, it’s time to tell the truth – to show Natalie that she comes from a long line of women who have weathered the storms of life, as hardy and proud as the rugged Cornish coastline.
I love the author’s books so eagerly awaited this book & thank you to NetGalley & the publisher for the copy. This is another well written & very well researched book that although is still set, mostly, in Cornwall it’s very different from the author’s other novels. I loved it. Very good characters with plenty of depth, the book was well paced & never lagged. I was drawn in at the start & found myself totally engrossed & actually read it in two sittings as I just couldn’t put it down. An engrossing family saga spanning a century & of course that secret.
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read