A Cornish Promise by Terri Nixon was published by Piatkus on 3 December 2020. It is the second in the Fox Bay Saga which centres on a glamorous hotel on the Cornish Riviera.
You can read an author interview and find out more about the first in the series, A Cornish Inheritance here.Welcome to Fox Bay Hotel, where family fortunes rise and fall...
1929, Cornwall. Fiona Fox, youngest child of the celebrated
Fox family, is a devoted volunteer at the local lifeboat station, giving all
her free time and her energy to the selfless crew. But when she seizes a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do more, she sets in motion a chain of events
that sparks danger and intrigue at Fox Bay Hotel.
The stranger she brings into her family home provides an
unsettling presence over Christmas, and when visiting 'Hollywood Royalty' is
drawn into the web, Fiona has to decide how much her promises are worth after
all.
But the glamorous visitors have their own secrets, and their
own reasons for hiding out at Fox Bay. As those reasons become apparent, Fiona
must choose between betraying a close friend, and keeping her word... And lives
are at stake whichever way she turns.
Set against the dramatic Cornish coastline, this tale of
secrets and strangers will delight fans of Rosie Goodwin and Evie Grace
My Thoughts
I loved the setting for this story, with the glamour of the 1920's hotel contrasting the rugged, dangerous Cornish coast. I was grateful for the brief notes at the beginning on the major characters as I have not read the first in the series. Fiona established herself in my mind from the beginning as you soon discover her impetuous and plucky side. A major theme of the story seemed to revolve around lies and subterfuge. What was being said on the surface could not always be trusted and there are lots of secrets to uncover.
There is a wide range of characters, some are strangers, others friends, others family members. It is quite a challenge to keep up with them but the book is written in an engaging style and goes along at quite a pace. Anyone who enjoys a family saga series will find much to enjoy in this one
In short: Secrets on the Cornish Riviera
About the Author
Terri was born in Plymouth. At the age of 9 she moved with
her family to Cornwall, to the village featured in Jamaica Inn -- North Hill --
where she discovered a love of writing that has stayed with her ever since. She
also discovered apple-scrumping, and how to jump out of a hayloft without
breaking any bones, but no-one's ever offered to pay her for doing those.
Since publishing in paperback for the first time in 2002,
Terri has appeared in both print and online fiction collections, and is proud
to have contributed to the Shirley Jackson award-nominated hardback collection:
Bound for Evil, by Dead Letter Press.
As a Hybrid author, her first commercially published novel
was Maid of Oaklands Manor, published by Piatkus Entice.
Terri's self-published Mythic Fiction series set in
Cornwall, The Lynher Mill Chronicles, is now complete and available in
paperback and e-book.
Terri also writes under the name T Nixon, and has
contributed to anthologies under the names Terri Pine and Teresa Nixon. She is
represented by the Kate Nash Literary Agency. She now lives in Plymouth with
her youngest son, and works in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Plymouth
University, where she is constantly baffled by the number of students who don't
possess pens.
You can read my review of Penhaligon's Attic here.
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