With Maeve Binchy and Rosamund Pilcher both gone, Marcia Willett is the only author I have found who comes close to writing that type of novel. It is filled with characters whose lives are intertwined. I love the descriptions of the English countryside and the interactions of the characters. A great book to read while enjoying a cuppa! It begins with Jess Penhaligon. She is a young artist who has just received an award for her painting. The award is in honor of an artist who has died. His widow, Kate, was sad that Jess had no family present at the ceremony. She ends up inviting Jess to come to Cornwall. Jess accepts and ends up finding a link between her family and Kate's. The sea garden was the site of many lovely parties decades ago. The people there are shocked when they meet Jess who is the spitting image of her grandmother Juliet - and Jess is shocked to see pictures of Juliet taken in the sea garden so long ago. You won't be on the edge of your seat but you also won't be put off by any language or violence. Just a lovely book!
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