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The Light Within Us

By: Charlotte Betts
Narrated by: Emma Powell
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From the award-winning author of The Apothecary's Daughter comes a beautifully evocative, family drama set at the turn of the century and perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore, Lucinda Riley and Elizabeth Jane Howard's Cazalet Chronicles.

1891. Spindrift House, Cornwall.

Talented painter Edith Fairchild is poised to begin a life of newlywed bliss and artistic creation with her charming husband Benedict. He recently inherited Spindrift House near Port Isaac and Edith is inspired by the glorious Cornish light and the wonderful setting overlooking the sea. But then happiness turns to heartbreak. In great distress, Edith turns to an artist friend for comfort and after a bitterly-regretted moment of madness she finds herself pregnant with his child.

Too ashamed to reveal her secret, Edith devotes herself to her art. Joined at Spindrift House by her friends - Clarissa, Dora and Pascal - together they turn the house into a budding artists' community. But despite their dreams of an idyllic way of life creating beauty by the sea, it becomes clear that all is not perfect within their tight-knit community, and that the weight of their secrets could threaten to tear apart their paradise forever...

©2020 Charlotte Betts (P)2020 Hachette Audio UK Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Heartfelt

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"Moving, heart-warming and beautifully woven." (Kate Furnivall)
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Really looking forward to Nk 2 - it was a creative and colourful book I enjoyed that it wasn’t too much wallowing but a more positive view of women in the 19 th Century despite their hardships but how they got through it to survive

Lovely & interesting

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I really love this story and can’t wait to read book 2 and 3. The characters are rich and detailed and the storyline interesting. Highly recommended

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