The Loving Spirit~

Published by Heron Books: Great Britain,1982. Original Frontispiece by B. R. Linklater and Illustrations by Lazslo Acs. Green Faux Leather Hardback, gilt lettering and design, yellow ribbon.

Cornwall, 1900s. Plyn Boat Yard is a hive of activity, and Janet Coombe longs to share in the excitement of seafaring: to travel, to have adventures, to know freedom. But constrained by the times, instead she marries her cousin Thomas, a boat builder, and settles down to raise a family. Janet's loving spirit - the passionate yearning for adventure and for love - is passed down to her son, and through him to his children's children. As generations of the family struggle against hardship and loss, their intricately plotted history is set against the greater backdrop of war and social change in Britain. Her debut novel, The Loving Spirit established du Maurier's reputation and style with an inimitable blend of romance, history and adventure.

Condition: Hardcover not issued with a dustjacket. Pages in clear readable condition and strong binding. Minimal wear to spine and hardcover corners.Small mark on the front pastedown end paper from a sticker.

Rebecca~

Published by Heron Books: Great Britain, not date. Original Frontispiece by B. R. Linklater and Illustrations by Sandra Archibald. Green Faux Leather Hardback, gilt lettering and design, yellow ribbon.

On a trip to the South of France, the shy heroine of Rebecca falls in love with Maxim de Winter, a handsome widower. Although his proposal comes as a surprise, she happily agrees to marry him. But as they arrive at her husband's home, Manderley, a change comes over Maxim, and the young bride is filled with dread. Friendless in the isolated mansion, she realises that she barely knows him. In every corner of every room is the phantom of his beautiful first wife, Rebecca, and the new Mrs de Winter walks in her shadow.

Condition: Hardcover not issued with a dustjacket. Pages in clear readable condition and strong binding. Minimal wear to spine and hardcover corners. Small mark on the front pastedown end paper from a sticker.

Frenchmans Creek~

Published by Heron Books: Great Britain, not date. Original Frontispiece by B. R. Linklater and Illustrations by Patricia Ludlow, Introduction by Wilfred De’Ath. Green Faux Leather Hardback, gilt lettering and design, yellow ribbon.

The Restoration Court knows Lady Dona St Columb to be ripe for any folly, any outrage that will alter the tedium of her days. But there is another, secret Dona who longs for freedom, honest love - and sweetness, even if it is spiced with danger. To escape the shallowness of court life, Dona retreats to Navron, her husband's remote Cornish estate.There, she seeks peace in its solitary woods and hidden creeks. But she finds instead a daring pirate, hunted by all Cornwall, a Frenchman who, like Dona, would gamble his life for a moment's joy. Together, they embark upon a quest rife with danger and glory, one which bestows upon Dona the ultimate choice: sacrifice her lover to certain death or risk her own life to save him.

Condition: Hardcover not issued with a dustjacket. Pages in clear readable condition and strong binding. Minimal wear to spine and hardcover corners. Small mark on the front pastedown end paper from a sticker.