A heart-wrenching West Country novel of the ultimate betrayal of trust from bestselling author Susan Sallis

The Apple Barrel

Readers of Rosamunde Pilcher, Maeve Binchy and Fiona Valpy will simply love this utterly captivating, emotional and memorable novel from The Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis. 
 
Readers are loving The Apple Barrel! 
 
"A book you can become immersed in and just enjoy" - 5 STARS 
"Susan Sallis has such an insight into characters - a very moving, interesting story" - 5 STARS 
"Beautifully written....kept my attention to the end" - 5 STARS 
"One of those books where you are unaware how long you have been reading! Loved it!" - 5 STARS 
"A book that you have great difficulty putting down but very sorry when it's finished" - 5 STARS 
 
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WHEN FACED WITH BETRAYAL, CAN YOU FIND PEACE? 
 
Hope and Jack Langley's marriage gets off to a promising start: they spend their honeymoon in a primitive Cornish cottage called Widdershins and Hope falls in love with the place on sight - even though half of it has fallen down, water has to be pumped by hand and there are no sea views. 
 
Soon after they return home to begin married life in a small village outside Gloucester, Hope discovers she is pregnant. And, almost simultaneously, the glamorous Petersens, Henrik and Mandy, move in as new neighbours. Local rumour about the couple is rife: they are rich, they are Norwegian, they aren't married, they give crazy parties. To Hope and Jack, they seem reassuringly normal and kind and soon the two couples became close. 
 
With the birth of their second daughter, the Langleys' happiness seems complete. But appearances can be deceptive. 
 
The challenges that eventually confront Hope are almost overwhelming, and the only place that offers refuge and peace is her beloved Widdershins.

Susan Sallis is the bestselling author of many novels including Choices, Come Rain or Shine, The Keys to the Garden, The Apple Barrel, Sea of Dreams, Time of Arrival, Five Farthings and The Pumpkin Coach. She was brought up in Gloucestershire and now lives in Clevedon, Somerset.

Readers of Rosamunde Pilcher, Maeve Binchy and Fiona Valpy will simply love this utterly captivating, emotional and memorable novel from The Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis. 
 
Readers are loving The Apple Barrel! 
 
"A book you can become immersed in and just enjoy" - 5 STARS 
"Susan Sallis has such an insight into characters - a very moving, interesting story" - 5 STARS 
"Beautifully written....kept my attention to the end" - 5 STARS 
"One of those books where you are unaware how long you have been reading! Loved it!" - 5 STARS 
"A book that you have great difficulty putting down but very sorry when it's finished" - 5 STARS 
 
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WHEN FACED WITH BETRAYAL, CAN YOU FIND PEACE? 
 
Hope and Jack Langley's marriage gets off to a promising start: they spend their honeymoon in a primitive Cornish cottage called Widdershins and Hope falls in love with the place on sight - even though half of it has fallen down, water has to be pumped by hand and there are no sea views. 
 
Soon after they return home to begin married life in a small village outside Gloucester, Hope discovers she is pregnant. And, almost simultaneously, the glamorous Petersens, Henrik and Mandy, move in as new neighbours. Local rumour about the couple is rife: they are rich, they are Norwegian, they aren't married, they give crazy parties. To Hope and Jack, they seem reassuringly normal and kind and soon the two couples became close. 
 
With the birth of their second daughter, the Langleys' happiness seems complete. But appearances can be deceptive. 
 
The challenges that eventually confront Hope are almost overwhelming, and the only place that offers refuge and peace is her beloved Widdershins.

a poignant and unforgettable story of close female friendship set amongst the Malvern Hills by bestselling author Susan Sallis

Come Rain Or Shine

From the pen of multi-million copy seller and Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis comes a magnificent and sweeping novel that asks whether friendships really can endure through thick and thin. Readers of Rosamunde Pilcher, Maeve Binchy and Fiona Valpy will not be disappointed. 
 
READERS ARE LOVING COME RAIN OR SHINE! 
"Brilliant, I couldn't put it down." - 5 STARS 
"Great storyline. Took me a while to place everyone, so many wonderful characters. But so worth it. Susan Sallis puts you right there, in the thick of it." - 5 STARS 
"Wonderful" - 5 STARS 
"It was exciting and intriguing and nicely slow at the same time" - 5 STARS 
 
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SOME FRIENDSHIPS REALLY DO STAND THE TEST OF TIME. WILL THEIRS? 
 
The four of them were close when they worked together in the 1960s: Natasha, Prudence, Rachel and Maisie. 
 
Now, twenty years later, Natasha, newly divorced and back from America with a fifteen-year-old daughter, decides there must be a reunion. Pru, always the mysterious one, deeply involved with her commune in Cornwall, unexpectedly offers to host at Prospect House, a property she has inherited in the Malvern Hills. Rachel, married to her former boss, a Liberal MP, gladly leaves a tangled domestic situation to join the friends she hasn't seen for so long. 
 
And Maisie ... Maisie, perhaps the most vulnerable of the four, mother of five children, married to the unpredictable Edward, fails to arrive at Prospect House. 
 
The drama of her disappearance has a far-reaching effect on the lives and destinies of them all...

Susan Sallis was the author of over twenty bestselling novels, many of them set in the West Country. She was born in Gloucestershire and lived in Somerset with her family. She died in 2020.

From the pen of multi-million copy seller and Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis comes a magnificent and sweeping novel that asks whether friendships really can endure through thick and thin. Readers of Rosamunde Pilcher, Maeve Binchy and Fiona Valpy will not be disappointed. 
 
READERS ARE LOVING COME RAIN OR SHINE! 
"Brilliant, I couldn't put it down." - 5 STARS 
"Great storyline. Took me a while to place everyone, so many wonderful characters. But so worth it. Susan Sallis puts you right there, in the thick of it." - 5 STARS 
"Wonderful" - 5 STARS 
"It was exciting and intriguing and nicely slow at the same time" - 5 STARS 
 
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SOME FRIENDSHIPS REALLY DO STAND THE TEST OF TIME. WILL THEIRS? 
 
The four of them were close when they worked together in the 1960s: Natasha, Prudence, Rachel and Maisie. 
 
Now, twenty years later, Natasha, newly divorced and back from America with a fifteen-year-old daughter, decides there must be a reunion. Pru, always the mysterious one, deeply involved with her commune in Cornwall, unexpectedly offers to host at Prospect House, a property she has inherited in the Malvern Hills. Rachel, married to her former boss, a Liberal MP, gladly leaves a tangled domestic situation to join the friends she hasn't seen for so long. 
 
And Maisie ... Maisie, perhaps the most vulnerable of the four, mother of five children, married to the unpredictable Edward, fails to arrive at Prospect House. 
 
The drama of her disappearance has a far-reaching effect on the lives and destinies of them all...

A heart-warming and uplifting page turner set in the West Country you’ll never forget…

Choices

A life-enhancing and emotionally powerful novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis, perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy, Fiona Valpy and Rosamunde Pilcher. 
 
READERS ARE LOVING CHOICES! 
"My first Susan Sallis read.....but not my last. I didn't want this book to end." - 5 STARS 
"A brilliant, very thought provoking and unforgettable book." - 5 STARS 
"From first page to last holds your attention. Would recommend this as a real life story read, with characters you can connect with." - 5 STARS 
"This book was instantly readable for me. I found it sad and yet uplifting..." - 5 STARS 
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WHEN A LIFE IS DESTROYED BY TRAGEDY, CAN LOVE WIN THROUGH? 
 
On the very day Helen Wilson plans to choose her wedding dress, a devastating car accident takes the three people she loves most cruelly away from her and changes her life forever. 
 
Grieving and heartbroken, she moves to Flatners, a cottage overlooking the Bristol Channel, to start a new life and leave the pain of the past behind. 
 
Gradually settling into a new existence, she makes new friends and immerses herself in local life - and slowly becomes aware of the complex feelings she is developing for Harry Vallender, the previous owner of Flatners...

A beautifully uplifting and enchanting novel set in the West Country, guaranteed to keep you turning the page

No Man's Island

A magical and emotionally powerful novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis, perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy, Fiona Valpy and Rosamunde Pilcher. 
 
READERS ARE LOVING NO MAN'S ISLAND, THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER! 
"This is my first Susan Sallis book and it certainly won't be my last." - 5 STARS 
"Couldn't put it down." - 5 STARS 
"I loved the way the story had a twist at the end. Great book." - 5 STARS 
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ON A WILD AND WINDSWEPT ISLAND, THE SECRETS OF THE PAST UNRAVEL... 
 
When she hears the news of the death of her ex-husband, Binnie feels like her tranquil life in the West Country is over. 
 
To her surprise, she discovers that he has left her the island in the beautiful archipelago off the coast of Cornwall and the dilapidated house where he spent his childhood, and Binnie has to take her family to the island - revisiting it for the first time in years - and work out what to do. 
 
As she becomes involved in the life of the island, and its inhabitants, she has to embark upon a whole new life and discovers many things about her husband - and her own past - that will change everything forever...

An utterly captivating and uplifting story of one woman’s strength and determination…

An Ordinary Woman

From the Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis comes a wonderfully evocative novel, perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy, Fiona Valpy and Rosamunde Pilcher. 
 
READERS ARE LOVING AN ORDINARY WOMAN! 
"A remarkable story of love, life, pleasures and hazards. Strong characters who define this story. Excellent read and would strongly recommend Susan Sallis" -- 5 STARS 
"The storyline was captivating from the start..." - 5 STARS 
"This book held me from the first page to the last!" - 5 STARS 
"Very good story, loved every minute..." - 5 STARS 
 
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WHEN NEEDED, WILL SHE BE ABLE TO RISE TO THE CHALLENGE? 
 
1945, Connecticut. A scandal breaks which forces a baffled Rose, aged four, and her mother to leave America and return home to England. 
 
The following May, a sister is born - Joanna or 'Jon'. Rose and Jon are like chalk and cheese. Jon is vivacious, fun, impetuous, rash and persuasive. Rose is reserved, steady, sure, reliable and...ordinary. It is her lot in life to hold the family together through times of tragedy and emotional upheaval. 
 
But, when, years later, Jon sets events in motion which send Rose across the Atlantic again and into the most extraordinary event of her life, can she ever be thought of as ordinary again?

Susan Sallis is the author of over twenty bestelling novels, many of them set in the West Country. She was born in Gloucestershire and now lived in Somerset with her family.  She died in 2020.

A heart-warming, beautiful and magical novel guaranteed to keep you turning the page…

Sea Of Dreams

By the Sunday Times bestselling author and multi-million copy seller Susan Sallis, this is a beautiful and moving novel perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy, Lucinda Riley and Rosamunde Pilcher. 
 
READERS ARE LOVING SEA OF DREAMS! 
"A wonderful story. Highly recommend." - 5 STARS 
"A story that kept me wanting to turn the pages...I was hooked..." - 5 STARS 
"The story has great pace and I couldn't put it down." - 5 STARS 
 
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AS ONE MILLENNIUM ENDS, CAN THEY LOOK FORWARD TO A NEW AND BETTER WORLD? 
 
Somerset, Christmas 1999. Holly and Mark Jepson find themselves looking after an assortment of guests at Mark's uncle's holiday chalets. 
 
Each guest is fascinating in their own way - from the eccentric artist and his pretty daughter to the young married couple expecting their first baby and the wife escaping from a violent past. 
 
Each will have a part to play in the events - unexpected and shattering - which take place before the new millennium dawns...

Susan Sallis was the author of over twenty bestselling novels, many of them set in the West Country.  She was born in Gloucestershire and lived in Somerset with her family.  She died in 2020.

By the Sunday Times bestselling author and multi-million copy seller Susan Sallis, this is a beautiful and moving novel perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy, Lucinda Riley and Rosamunde Pilcher. 
 
READERS ARE LOVING SEA OF DREAMS! 
"A wonderful story. Highly recommend." - 5 STARS 
"A story that kept me wanting to turn the pages...I was hooked..." - 5 STARS 
"The story has great pace and I couldn't put it down." - 5 STARS 
 
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AS ONE MILLENNIUM ENDS, CAN THEY LOOK FORWARD TO A NEW AND BETTER WORLD? 
 
Somerset, Christmas 1999. Holly and Mark Jepson find themselves looking after an assortment of guests at Mark's uncle's holiday chalets. 
 
Each guest is fascinating in their own way - from the eccentric artist and his pretty daughter to the young married couple expecting their first baby and the wife escaping from a violent past. 
 
Each will have a part to play in the events - unexpected and shattering - which take place before the new millennium dawns...

Susan Sallis

A heart-warming and breathtaking novel of love, loss and discovery set in Cornwall – you’ll be swept away

A delightfully touching and uplifting saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis, perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy, Fiona Valpy and Rosamunde Pilcher. 
 
READERS ARE LOVING SEARCHING FOR TILLY! 
"I loved this story. Her style is flowing and she really knows how to make her characters come alive." - 5 STARS 
"This is one of the best books I have read, certainly another amazing one by Susan Sallis. It cleverly spans generations while pulling the generations together into one story. Mystery, with a touch of supernatural intrigue. Very clever, would read again. " - 5 STARS 
"Brilliant as usual" - 5 STARS 
 
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CAN REVELATIONS FROM THE PAST HELP THEM START A NEW LIFE? 
 
Three women came to the remote Cornish cottage that summer: Jenna, only twenty-six and grieving for the loss of the love of her life; her mother Caro, whose husband Steve had also died; and Laura, who had been married to Caro's beloved brother Geoff. The Widow's Cottage, the house where they were staying was called, and it was poignantly suitable. 
 
In that tiny Cornish community they discover strange memories of their ancestors, and especially of Tilly, Caro's mother, whose family history seemed to mirror so much of their own. 
 
They become swept up in the dramatic story of Tilly and her family, a story which takes them on an epic journey across the West Country and to the solution of an amazing family mystery.

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