**As a grieving widow, Morwenna only wants to make a life for herself and her young son at her murdered husband's estate. Until an unconscious man washes up on her shore, entangling her in a web of mysteries that threatens everything she holds dear.** Still grieving the loss of her...
**As a grieving widow, Morwenna only wants to make a life for herself and her young son at her murdered husband's estate. Until an unconscious man washes up on her shore, entangling her in a web of mysteries that threatens everything she holds dear.**
Still grieving the loss of her husband, Morwenna Penvenan fills her days preserving her son's heritage: the dilapidated estate his father left them. But all attempts at restoration are thwarted when she is accused of deliberately causing ships to crash on her shore in order to steal their cargo. While seeking clues to the true culprits, she finds an unconscious man wearing a medallion with the Penvenan crest enameled upon it.
Upon learning of his father's death, David pursues answers to the many questions left in his father's wake: Why was his father in Cornwall when he said he would be in Scotland? Why did he die in possession of a medallion belonging to a prominent Cornwall family? Why did his father take money from the family's ship-building business? And why did someone kill him? Only after waking up at the Penvenan estate under Morwenna's care do the pieces start falling together.
As David recovers in Morwenna's house, they grow to care about one another, while knowing each have reasons to distrust the other. The closer they work together, the more they learn how their lives?and mysteries?are entwined. As the past continues to intrude on their lives, they must learn to ask the Lord and others for help or risk losing each other and maybe even losing their lives.
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**As a grieving widow, Morwenna only wants to make a life for herself and her young son at her murdered husband's estate. Until an unconscious man washes up on her shore, entangling her in a web of mysteries that threatens everything she holds dear.** Still grieving the loss of her...
**As a grieving widow, Morwenna only wants to make a life for herself and her young son at her murdered husband's estate. Until an unconscious man washes up on her shore, entangling her in a web of mysteries that threatens everything she holds dear.**
Still grieving the loss of her husband, Morwenna Penvenan fills her days preserving her son's heritage: the dilapidated estate his father left them. But all attempts at restoration are thwarted when she is accused of deliberately causing ships to crash on her shore in order to steal their cargo. While seeking clues to the true culprits, she finds an unconscious man wearing a medallion with the Penvenan crest enameled upon it.
Upon learning of his father's death, David pursues answers to the many questions left in his father's wake: Why was his father in Cornwall when he said he would be in Scotland? Why did he die in possession of a medallion belonging to a prominent Cornwall family? Why did his father take money from the family's ship-building business? And why did someone kill him? Only after waking up at the Penvenan estate under Morwenna's care do the pieces start falling together.
As David recovers in Morwenna's house, they grow to care about one another, while knowing each have reasons to distrust the other. The closer they work together, the more they learn how their lives?and mysteries?are entwined. As the past continues to intrude on their lives, they must learn to ask the Lord and others for help or risk losing each other and maybe even losing their lives.
A Stranger's Secret (#02 in Cliffs Of Cornwall Series)$24.99
Koorong code412210
ISBN9780310333401
Pages352
PublisherZondervan
Publication date21 April 2015
Dimensions22 x 139 x 212mm
Weight0.298kg
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I found the first three-quarters of the novel very slow, which wasn't helped by Morwenna's overlong interior monologue (which still didn't give any information about how she got into her situation, or why she wouldn't accept help). David wasn't any better: late in the book, we found out he knew more than he'd let on, which was a problem I had with the first book in the series as well. In contrast, the ending was fast-too fast. I never felt as though I got to know either character. \\r\\n\\r\\nThe historical research and sense of time and place was excellent, as were the Christian themes. However, I found some of the writing to be overly complex, almost archaic, even for a novel set during the Regency. There were several times when I found myself reading and rereading sentences in order to understand what was being said. I never had that problem reading Jane Austen. \\r\\n\\r\\nOverall, I found A Stranger's Secret a struggle to finish, because it took so long to get interesting and I felt no connection with any of the characters. \\r\\n\\r\\nThanks to Zondervan and NetGalley for providing a free ebook for review.
