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Becky and The Restless Sea
Combined for the first time are two enchanting stories from acclaimed novelist E. V. Thompson. In Becky, Fergus Vine has left the Navy to seek out his mentor, Henry Gordon, only to find him dead, a victim of alcoholism. The grieving Fergus decides to fulfill Gordon’s mission to record the lives of the poor on canvas, a mission that will lead him to the wayward orphan destined to change his life forever. In The Restless Sea, the Cornish coast of 1810 is brought to life in vivid detail, replete with fishing boats, warships, and smugglers. For Nathan Jago, a fishing business seems the ideal place to invest his prize fighting winnings. But nothing is smooth sailing: there's the willful squire's daughter Elinor, and Amy with her fierce Cornish pride.
- GenresHistorical
944 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 4, 2006
About the author
E.V. Thompson
65 books40 followersErnest Victor Thompson was born in London and spent nine years in the Navy before joining Bristol police. He moved to Hong Kong, then Rhodesia and had over 200 stories published before returning to England in 1970 to become a full-time award-winning writer.
He settled in Cornwall, living at Idle Cottage in Sharptor.
He wrote 42 historical novels, mostly set in Cornwall, beginning with 'Chase the Wind' in 1977, a book that was voted the best historical novel of the year, with detectives Churchyard and Hawke two of his main characters.
He was awarded the MBE in the 2012 New Years' Honours list for services to literature and the community in Cornwall. He was also a Bard of the Cornish Gorsedd (Gorsedh Kernow). This is an individual honoured for significant contributions to the Cornish language, culture, or heritage.
He also wrote the Scottish historical epic 'Homeland' in 1991 under the pseudonym James Munro.
He died peacefully, with his wife, Celia, and two sons, Nathan and Luke, by his side, at his home in Launceston, Cornwall, on 19 July 2021, shortly after his 81st birthday.
He settled in Cornwall, living at Idle Cottage in Sharptor.
He wrote 42 historical novels, mostly set in Cornwall, beginning with 'Chase the Wind' in 1977, a book that was voted the best historical novel of the year, with detectives Churchyard and Hawke two of his main characters.
He was awarded the MBE in the 2012 New Years' Honours list for services to literature and the community in Cornwall. He was also a Bard of the Cornish Gorsedd (Gorsedh Kernow). This is an individual honoured for significant contributions to the Cornish language, culture, or heritage.
He also wrote the Scottish historical epic 'Homeland' in 1991 under the pseudonym James Munro.
He died peacefully, with his wife, Celia, and two sons, Nathan and Luke, by his side, at his home in Launceston, Cornwall, on 19 July 2021, shortly after his 81st birthday.
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August 23, 2020
A two-in-one omnibus edition. Becky is the first of a two part story (continued in Lewins Mead) and The Restless Sea is the first in the Jago family trilogy (continued in Polrudden and Mistress of Polrudden). Both stories were great examples of this author's fine storytelling skills, and I am looking forward to reading the others.
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