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Polsinney Harbour
"A storyteller after my own heart." Catherine Cookson
The touching story of young Maggie Clare in the 1860s who arrives in a small Cornish fishing village to start a new life after a family tragedy. A heartwarming family saga set in Victorian era Cornwall.
When Maggie arrives in Polsinney Harbour she finds work on Rachel Tallack's farm, where Rachel's fisherman son, Brice, starts to take an interest in the young woman.
Maggie's hopes for the future are dashed when Rachel discovers her well-kept secret. Faced with disapproval from her neighbours, and Brice, Maggie finds herself all alone once more. But then a proposal that could solve all of her problems comes from a very unexpected source. Can Maggie find love and acceptance in Polsinney Harbour, and will the dangers of a cruel sea threaten her lasting happiness?
A heartwarming and gripping tale of courage and love in Victorian times, from the bestselling author of the much-loved Apple Tree Saga and Cast a Long Shadow.
The touching story of young Maggie Clare in the 1860s who arrives in a small Cornish fishing village to start a new life after a family tragedy. A heartwarming family saga set in Victorian era Cornwall.
When Maggie arrives in Polsinney Harbour she finds work on Rachel Tallack's farm, where Rachel's fisherman son, Brice, starts to take an interest in the young woman.
Maggie's hopes for the future are dashed when Rachel discovers her well-kept secret. Faced with disapproval from her neighbours, and Brice, Maggie finds herself all alone once more. But then a proposal that could solve all of her problems comes from a very unexpected source. Can Maggie find love and acceptance in Polsinney Harbour, and will the dangers of a cruel sea threaten her lasting happiness?
A heartwarming and gripping tale of courage and love in Victorian times, from the bestselling author of the much-loved Apple Tree Saga and Cast a Long Shadow.
294 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1983
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January 25, 2008
Maggie suffers family tragedies, then finds a new home in a fishing village. Believable, warm characters and a dramatic semi-sweet ending, but not terribly interesting.
February 20, 2019
I loved the setting of this novel and the story was wonderful.
April 27, 2023
I wasn't expecting much from this book, it is written in a kind of off-handed way, never really getting too deep into the characters - that is for the reader to discover for themselves. Yet, it was a poignant book which had a life lesson in there. Sweet and innocent, telling the tale of a young woman who finds her love yet unable to see any other way out of her predicament, she enjoys her new life. She is patient and kind, and in time, her true love understands that he too must either be patient or be free. That depth of the characters comes across regardless how Ms. Pearce lightly touches it.
November 13, 2023
Can’t resist a book with a Cornwall setting….
March 4, 2025
A poor ending
December 30, 2023
I read this book years ago and have read it a few times since then. It's a good book to escape in.
Recently, I looked up the author and discovered her other books. Like this one, all her books are delightfully slow paced. The author describes the scenes so well that you feel you are there watching it all. I ended up buying all her books.
Recently, I looked up the author and discovered her other books. Like this one, all her books are delightfully slow paced. The author describes the scenes so well that you feel you are there watching it all. I ended up buying all her books.
March 1, 2016
RDC-M, V 2, 1985, 1/87. Mary E. Pearce, fiction.
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