Killigrew Clay

Cornish Clay #1

by Rowena Summers

Deep down she knew she was only dreaming, knew that whatever feelings she cherished for him could never be fully returned. After all, he was the heir to the biggest clay works in all of Cornwall, and she was but the daughter of one of their workmen.

For just as an unexpected passion began to blossom between Morwen Tremayne and Ben Killigrew, the fates seemed determined to stifle its growth. A long, bitter struggle between owner and workforce brought about Charles Killigrew’s sudden illness, and with it Ben’s summons to the head of the family firm.

Morwen and Ben, innocent victims of other men’s antagonisms, find themselves party to a conflict not of their making, that threatens to cut them off not only from their families, but from each other…

A touching, heartbreaking tale of a love that conquers all, Killigrew Clay is perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin, Lesley Pearse and Linda Finlay

Genres: Historical Fiction

325 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 1987

About the author

Jean Innes was born on 8 February 1932 in London, England, but she have lived in the West Country almost all her life. She married with Geoff Saunders, her childhood sweetheart, and they have three grown up children. She lived in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, where she wrote full time. She passed away on 3 August 2011, after contracting an illness, after being rushed to Weston General Hospital.

Jean began her career as a magazine writer and had published around 600 short stories. She start to published gothic romance novels under her married name Jean Saunders and her maiden name Jean Innes in the 1970s. In 1980s, she created, to wrote historical romances, two pseudonyms, her most popular, Rowena Summers and Sally Blake. In 1991 her novel, "The Bannister Girls," was shortlisted for the Romantic Novel of Year award. In 2004, she began to used the penname Rachel Moore.

She was an active member and enthusiast of Swanwick, the Writers' Summer School, which takes place in Derbyshire, England, every August, she was a committee member several times, and also Vice-Chairman. She was elected the seventeenth Chairman (1993-1995) of the Romantic Novelists' Association. As a member of the Romance Writers of America she had given talks at conferences in various venues of the USA. She was a member of the Crime Writers' Association. She also was a member and past committee member of the West Country Writers' Association.

Reviews

[Lauren Humble · Rating 5 out of 5]

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I recently watched the series Poldark and as I have family in Cornwall, I've been keen to find more books to delve into around this Era of the 17th 18th century . I stumbled upon this particular book and was absolutely captivated by the beautifully crafted story of two individuals coming together during the dramatic era of clay mining. The narration by Anna Cordell truly brought the book to life, and I found myself thoroughly engrossed in it. I am eagerly looking forward to exploring more of her series. I would definitely give both the audio and the book a five-star rating!

[Leonor Sousa · Rating 4 out of 5]

So I like to listen to things in the morning whilst I’m getting ready for school but had been looking for something new that wasn’t YouTube/podcasts. I then remembered that I have a subscription to my local library app that offers audiobooks.
Usually I don’t like audiobooks but I decided to give it a listen anyway because why not try and I stumbled upon this book.

The narrator Anna Cordell was absolutely stunning. She didn’t make the book awkward to listen to and it sounded like an actual human being and not a robot reading it and it somehow felt as if I as getting told a story. Anyway this book positively surprised me and I finished it in one week by listening to about an hour every morning and half an hour at night.

The language was easy to understand and I can confirm that the plot twists are done beautifully and I like the way it includes a lot of issues of the present but in a book written in the past.

I recommend it to everyone who likes any sort of historical romances. :))

[Elaine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Writing style and story line very similar to Catharine Cookson and Josephine Cox. I had the audio book.

[Judith Hare · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely holiday read. Couldn't put it down

[Pauline Chamberlain · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good saga set in a cornish mining town. Similar feel to the likes of Poldark but great read, part one of a series

[Rach · Rating 5 out of 5]

Audio Version

[Helen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Audiobook.