An Heir for Burracombe

Burracombe Village #5

by Lilian Harry

It's a summer's day in 1953 that turns Hilary Napier's life upside-down. When Marianne, a beautiful French woman, knocks on her door, Hilary can't help but be struck by Robert, the young boy with her. He has the same eyes as the brother she lost in the war. As she listens to Marianne's sad tale, she realises her soldier-brother lives on the in the son he never met. But this is only the first revelation... As the village of Burracombe tries to make sense of the strangers in their midst, there is also much to celebrate. A wedding is being planned, a birth is imminent and a courtship just beginning. Yet as always, life is complicated and some people must learn cruel truths about the world. Hilary has her friends to turn to as she tries to find out the facts about her brother's past. But it's her future she worries about - now there's a new Napier in the village, and if Robert is the heir to Burracombe, where does that leave Hilary? And is this young boy ready for all that it means? Lilian Harry takes her readers on another wonderful journey through the lives of characters old and new - all of which feel like friends by the novel's end.

Genres: Fiction, Romance, Historical

397 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

aka Donna Baker, Nicola West

Donna Thomson was born in Gosport, near Portsmouth Harbour, England, UK. Growing up during the terrifying years of the Blitz in a two-up, two-down terraced house, the youngest of four, she aspired to be a writer from an early age.

As a young woman she worked in the Civil Service and moved to Devon to be near her sailor husband. They had a son and a daughter. When the marriage ended, she and her two children moved to the Midlands, where she happily married again to her second husband. After living in the Lake District for twelve years, she finally moved back to Devon, and now lives in a village on the edge of Dartmoor. She lost her son Philip in 2008, and has two grandchildren. A keen walker and animal-lover, she now has a dog and three ginger cats to keep her busy, along with a wide range of hobbies she enjoys.

She started signing her romance novels as Donna Baker and Nicola West, now she also writes as Lilian Harry (inspired by the first names of her grandparents). Among her works are historical novels, romances and even two books giving advice on how to write short stories and novels.

Reviews

[Shirley Revill · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you have not read this series of books they are worth a look.
Really enjoyed this series of books. Recommended.

[Amanda Bennett · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m loving this series of books based in a fictional Devon town of Burracombe. The series follows the villagers lives through the 1950s. I’ve already downloaded the next book in the series, Secrets of Burracombe, so I can keep up with the characters. Highly recommend if you like a gentle read.

[Terena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another visit to the idyllic village of Burracombe, mainly centred around a big surprise for the Napier family, although of course all the other characters are featured.

[Carole · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would rate it 31/2 not the best of the books which is sadly the last in the series.
I was expecting the usual standard but was a bit disappointed with this book

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great series of stories. Good light read.
Book 5 in a series.

[Carrie Worrall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love these stories really easy to read And just want to know what's going to happen next