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The Farm at the Edge of the World: The unputdownable page-turner from bestselling author of ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL, soon to be a major Netflix series
Sarah Vaughan
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Description for The Farm at the Edge of the World: The unputdownable page-turner from bestselling author of ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL, soon to be a major Netflix series
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
1939, and Will and Alice are evacuated to a granite farm in north Cornwall, perched on a windswept cliff. There they meet the farmer's daughter, Maggie, and against fields of shimmering barley and a sky that stretches forever, enjoy a childhood largely protected from the ravages of war.
But in the sweltering summer of 1943 something happens that will have tragic consequences. A small lie escalates. Over 70 years on Alice is determined to atone for her behaviour - but has she left it too late?
2014, and Maggie's granddaughter Lucy flees to the childhood home she couldn't wait to leave thirteen years earlier, marriage over; career apparently ended thanks to one terrible mistake. Can she rebuild herself and the family farm? And can she help her grandmother, plagued by a secret, to find some lasting peace?
This is a novel about identity and belonging; guilt, regret and atonement; the unrealistic expectations placed on children and the pain of coming of age. It's about small lies and dark secrets. But above all it's about a beautiful, desolate, complex place.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444792294
SKU
V9781444792294
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1
About Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan read English at Oxford and went on to become a journalist. After training at the Press Association, she spent eleven years at the Guardian as a news reporter and political correspondent before leaving to freelance and write fiction. The Art of Baking Blind, published in the UK, US and seven languages, was her debut novel, and The Farm at the Edge of the World, a French bestseller, her second. Anatomy of a Scandal, her first courtroom drama/political thriller, became an instant international bestseller and Sunday Times top five bestseller. Translated into 23 languages, it was also filmed for Netflix as a six-part mini-series, written by David E Kelley, and starring Sienna Miller, Michelle Dockery and Rupert Friend. Little Disasters was a Waterstones thriller of the month, a kindle bestseller, and is in the process of being adapted for TV. Her fifth novel, Reputation, has just been optioned by the team that developed Anatomy of a Scandal for TV.
Reviews for The Farm at the Edge of the World: The unputdownable page-turner from bestselling author of ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL, soon to be a major Netflix series
[A] fabulous sense of place and a clever, compelling story
Woman & Home
A beautifully evocative story of love, loss and forgiveness. You can taste, feel, see and hear Cornwall on every page as the characters pull you into their lives. Loved it.
Liz Fenwick You won't want this one to end
Marie Claire
Absolutely loved it. Very rare I sit and devour 220 pages in one afternoon.
Nina Pottell An evocative and page-turning story of love and heartbreak, written in beautiful and poignant prose that captivated me from first word to final page
Katie Marsh Heartbreaking
Woman Magazine
A wonderful book about love and loss through the eyes of three generations of Cornish women. Lovable, flawed, and so very human, each character had me rooting for them right until the very end. But it was the setting on the north Cornwall coast that makes me love this book: the weather, the seasons, the landscape, the house are all written so vividly that I could step into that place and instantly know my way around.
Claire Fuller Sarah Vaughan not only writes beautifully but her stories and characters have a way of climbing into your heart and staying there long after you've turned the last page . . . Highly recommended!
Fleur Smithwick A gorgeously evocative love letter to Cornwall and an unputdownable story. I devoured it.
Katy Regan A big-hearted story, and one that's full of love for the Cornish landscape. With the convincing detail about farming life, and intriguing past and present storyline, The Farm at the Edge of the World thoroughly transported me to the far western wilds, and made me very reluctant to leave again.
Emylia Hall, author of The Book of Summers The characters are engaging, the plot nuanced and satisfying. I was blown away, to be honest, finishing the book in one greedy gulp. Highly recommended!
Sarah Jasmon, author of The Summer of Secrets Sarah Vaughan's beautifully-written second novel establishes her as a compelling storyteller, weaving the two strands of Cornish farming past and present into an honest, visceral love story.
Rebecca Mascull Exquisitely written . . . a truly pastoral novel - sharp, sometimes painful, but authentic with real emotional depth.
Veronica Henry A great read about guilt, atonement and identity
Hello!
A rich family saga told with an intensity that echoes du Maurier
Kate Saunders
Saga Magazine
A sweeping love story, earthy and passionate, whipped along by the Cornish sea winds. Wonderful
Eve Chase The Farm at the Edge of the world is warm, tender and full of humour and deeply moving. An assured and very affecting piece of storytelling.
Lucy Robinson
Woman & Home
A beautifully evocative story of love, loss and forgiveness. You can taste, feel, see and hear Cornwall on every page as the characters pull you into their lives. Loved it.
Liz Fenwick You won't want this one to end
Marie Claire
Absolutely loved it. Very rare I sit and devour 220 pages in one afternoon.
Nina Pottell An evocative and page-turning story of love and heartbreak, written in beautiful and poignant prose that captivated me from first word to final page
Katie Marsh Heartbreaking
Woman Magazine
A wonderful book about love and loss through the eyes of three generations of Cornish women. Lovable, flawed, and so very human, each character had me rooting for them right until the very end. But it was the setting on the north Cornwall coast that makes me love this book: the weather, the seasons, the landscape, the house are all written so vividly that I could step into that place and instantly know my way around.
Claire Fuller Sarah Vaughan not only writes beautifully but her stories and characters have a way of climbing into your heart and staying there long after you've turned the last page . . . Highly recommended!
Fleur Smithwick A gorgeously evocative love letter to Cornwall and an unputdownable story. I devoured it.
Katy Regan A big-hearted story, and one that's full of love for the Cornish landscape. With the convincing detail about farming life, and intriguing past and present storyline, The Farm at the Edge of the World thoroughly transported me to the far western wilds, and made me very reluctant to leave again.
Emylia Hall, author of The Book of Summers The characters are engaging, the plot nuanced and satisfying. I was blown away, to be honest, finishing the book in one greedy gulp. Highly recommended!
Sarah Jasmon, author of The Summer of Secrets Sarah Vaughan's beautifully-written second novel establishes her as a compelling storyteller, weaving the two strands of Cornish farming past and present into an honest, visceral love story.
Rebecca Mascull Exquisitely written . . . a truly pastoral novel - sharp, sometimes painful, but authentic with real emotional depth.
Veronica Henry A great read about guilt, atonement and identity
Hello!
A rich family saga told with an intensity that echoes du Maurier
Kate Saunders
Saga Magazine
A sweeping love story, earthy and passionate, whipped along by the Cornish sea winds. Wonderful
Eve Chase The Farm at the Edge of the world is warm, tender and full of humour and deeply moving. An assured and very affecting piece of storytelling.
Lucy Robinson