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  • Published: 21 May 2019
  • ISBN: 9781405933346
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $26.00

The House on the Edge of the Cliff




An epic story of enduring love and betrayal which echoes across the decades, from the bestselling author and much-loved actress

No one else knows what happened that summer. Or so she believes.
Grace first came to France a lifetime ago. Young and full of dreams of adventure, she met two very different men. She fell under the spell of one. The other fell under hers.
Until one summer night shattered everything.
Now, Grace is living an idyllic life with her husband, sheltered from the world in a magnificent Provençal villa, perched atop a windswept cliff. Every day she looks out over the sea - the only witness to that fateful night years ago.
Until a stranger arrives at the house. A stranger who knows everything.
The past and present spectacularly collide in this gripping story of love and betrayal echoing across the decades . . .

  • Published: 21 May 2019
  • ISBN: 9781405933346
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $26.00

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Praise for The House on the Edge of the Cliff

Carol Drinkwater's writing is like taking an amazing holiday in book form

Jenny Colgan

Carol Drinkwater's writing is always guaranteed to sweep me off my feet and The House on the Edge of the Cliff is a beautifully woven and compelling tale of passion, love and intrigue

Rowan Coleman

A striking and compelling family drama where the past takes a ferocious bite into the present . . . Within the first few pages I became as hooked as a hooked thing can be . . . Carol Drinkwater writes with captivating eloquence . . . Full of secrets, tense moments, gorgeous descriptions and emotional interplay, The House on the Edge of the Cliff is truly a beautiful read

LoveReading

The story of a love that, despite wrong turnings, grows and develops over time, it is given extra resonance by the beautifully drawn French landscape. Emotional and tenderly written

Elizabeth Buchan, bestselling author of The New Mrs Clifton

I was hooked from a start threaded with mystery and menace. And the story kept me gripped as the past tragedy unfolded. I could see the coast of southern France, feel the cooling breeze, and smell the salty ocean

Dinah Jefferies, bestselling author of The Missing Sister

A love story with bite, with France itself one of the stars

France Magazine

A page-turning thriller

Yorkshire Post

An epic tale of love and betrayal set in a Provencal villa

Sunday Post

This sweeping tale of love and tragedy charts the life and secrets of engaging and intriguing heroine, Grace. One to get lost in

Woman & Home, Best Books of Summer

A mysterious and intricately woven story of passion and betrayal across the decades, set against an alluring French backrop . . . this moving, gripping story is filled with characters who are tenderly and elegantly portrayed

Daily Express

This moving, gripping story is filled with characters who are tenderly and elegantly portrayed

Daily Express

Everything you want for a summer read. It has romance, passion, intrigue and danger

Press (York)

Praise for Carol Drinkwater

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A great and compassionate writer

Danuta Kean, Guardian

A gripping tale

Sunday Post

A lovely book packed with the sunshine, scents and savours of the South of France. Plenty of page-turning drama but also mouthwatering descriptions of Paris and Provence. Enough to make you rush straight to the Eurostar

Daily Mail

A story of love and loss, sadness and great joy

The Middle East

An emotional tale of loss and kindness

French Property News

Gripping

Candis

I loved this book. I kept snatching a few more pages whenever I could. It has left me wanting to head to warmer climes and take part in the grape and olive harvests. Well I can dream can't I?

Mumsnet

Mesmerising, haunting and extraordinarily relevant

Lovereading

Ranging across time periods this is a story to savour, complete with wonderful settings stretching from Paris to the glorious countryside of southern France

Dinah Jefferies

Secrets, tragedy, hidden pasts and family secrets all set in glorious Provence - I loved this

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This atmospheric read will whisk you straight to the South of France as you become immersed in the tale of secrets and heartbreak

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