Gus remembers a painting he was immensely fond of depicting a girl standing on the edge of a cliff, looking out to see, her hair blowing in the wind. This is only the second Rosamund Pilcher title I have ever read, and I loved this one as much as The Shell Seekers, for many of the same reasons. We watch her grow, experience her loves and her losses and in a style that few other authors can match, we see, feel and touch the world she lives in. Because it was dark, she couldn’t look at it now as they rattled along, but knew it was there just the same.

In November 2016 Michael Morpurgo won the J M Barrie Award for his contribution to children’s literature. There are so many details, and since I mostly listen and miss some details here and there, it would be a whole new experience, especially now as I know the characters so well. The more brash, brutal and crude contemporary novels become, the more valuable author's such as Rosamunde Pilcher and Maeve Binchy will be as a counterbalance in this family/romance genre. But any person who ventured onto the narrow roads and lanes of West PenwiI loved that Judith is a regular person, not a saint but quite admirable, and challenges are presented over which she prevails. When they finally are in each other's presence again, the chemistry is still very much present and strong. The air hums with what could have been, and they're tempted by what they could have right now, if only for one weekend.

In 1996, her novel Coming Home won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by Romantic Novelists' Association.Years later, Touré is an award-winning investigative journalist and Niomi is America's most popular morning-show host, but they both feel like something’s missing. Judith is left behind, at boarding school, and this is where her rather lonely life takes a turn for the better.

I was obsessed with their connection and romance, Kennedy doesn’t disappoint and this short treat was just a delight! They are sweeping sagas that capture the emotions of a bygone era, paint a portrait of a time and people who we might otherwise overlook. Clare's Polwithen and Howell's School Llandaff before going on to Miss Kerr-Sanders' Secretarial College. The writing is not pretentious, the people feel real, everything that happens is described so clearly that I still feel I am in Judith Dunbar's Dower House listening to the rain on the roof. When she has to leave it is heartbreaking and she spends her time living all over the world working for the war effort.One of the UK’s best-loved authors and storytellers, Michael was appointed Children’s Laureate in 2003, a post he helped to set up with Ted Hughes in 1999.