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A Cornish Betrothal by Nicola Pryce

9 November 2020 By Editor

Eighteen months have passed since Midshipman Edmund Melville was declared missing, presumed dead, and Amelia Carew has mended her heart and fallen in love with a young physician, Luke Bohenna. But, on her 25th birthday, Amelia suddenly receives a letter from Edmund announcing his imminent return. In a state of shock, devastated that she now […]

Review: A Cornish Betrothal by Nicola Pryce

9 November 2020 By Nicola Cornick

The internationally best-selling author Nicola Cornick reviews A Cornish Betrothal, the fifth book in Nicola Pryce’s Cornish Saga series. A Cornish Betrothal by Nicola Pryce is a historical novel set in Cornwall at the turn of the 18th century (the clue is in the title!). Historical novels of this era and with this setting, particularly […]

The Cornish Lady by Nicola Pryce

7 March 2019 By Editor

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Cornwall in the 18th century. Educated, beautiful and the daughter of a prosperous merchant, Angelica Lilly has been invited to spend the summer in high society. Her father’s wealth is opening doors, and attracting marriage proposals, but Angelica still feels like an impostor among the aristocrats of Cornwall. When her brother returns home, ill and […]

Desert Island Books: Nicola Pryce

5 July 2017 By Nicola Pryce

At first, I thought it would be impossible to choose just five books for my desert island. My head was brimming with countless possibilities, but in less than five minutes my heart had led me straight to five rather worn and browning books. As I looked at them, I realised I had read them all before […]

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