Escape to Cornwall this summer with the new emotional and uplifting novel from Sunday Times #1 bestselling author Fern Britton Set by the wild Atlantic coast of Cornwall comes a story about finding home in the most unlikely places. When Cordelia Jago learns she's been left the crumbling manor house Wilder Hoo, perched high on the Cornish coast, she wonders if it's one last cruel joke from beyond the grave. Having already lost her marriage, her best friend and her career, she's at rock-bottom. Now she's inherited a house she hates, full of unhappy memories. But as she fights with its echoing rooms and whispering shadows, the house begins to exert a pull on her. The wild Cornish landscape, the stark beauty of seagrass and yellow gorse against the deep blue sea, begin to awaken a connection she thought she'd buried forever. Could she turn around this monstrous wreck of a house - and, along the way, let go of the secrets of the past and heal her heart too? Gold title - With all the warmth, wit and characterful storytelling loved by Fern's ever-growing fanbase, we venture back to Cornwall in this summer holiday of a read - This new novel is set to be her best yet: evocative, epic in scope, and as uplifting as ever - Fern is a regular Sunday Times bestseller - her book DAUGHTERS OF CORNWALL, was a no.1 HB bestseller and a no.

5 PB bestseller, and was her bestselling paperback to date - Fern has enviable PR reach through TV and radio appearances such as Loose Women, BBC Radio, Chris Evans Show and print media including the Times Weekend, Daily Mail and The Sunday Express Magazine - Comps: A Secret Garden Affair by Erica James (9k HB), Wait for Me by Santa Montefiore (HB 9k), Island in the Sun by Katie Fforde (10k HB) Competition: a;the;missing sister;one august night;crown;daughters of war;butler;because of you;greek moon. by;Milly Johnson;Katie fforde;celia imrie;carole matthews;jill mansell;lucinda riley;dinah jefferies;amanda prowse;danielle steel;Jenna Colgan;Dawn French;carol kirkwood.