2026 Reading Challenge

The Minack Chronicles Series

20 primary works • 20 total works
A series of autobiographical books describing Derek and Jeannie Tangye's cottage in Cornwall, their early struggles on a flower farm, and their love for the wild landscape and their various animals.
A Gull on the Roof
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3.94 · 211 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 1961 · 29 editions
This is the original get away from it all book. Be…

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    A Cat in the Window
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    4.27     · 192 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 1962 · 21 editions
    The second title in the Minack Chronicles, this te…

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    A Drake at the Door
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    4.25     · 77 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 1963 · 20 editions
    HARDCOVER WITH DJ , ULVERSCROFT LARGE PRINT EDITIO…

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    A Donkey in the Meadow
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    4.24     · 117 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 1963 · 17 editions
    Book by Tangye, Derek

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    The Way to Minack
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    3.67     · 36 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1968 · 16 editions
    When Derek is challenged as to whether he really m…

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    A Cornish Summer
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    4.12     · 50 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1977 · 10 editions
    "I will begin exploring the Confusion Room today."…

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    Lama
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    4.12     · 76 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 1966 · 21 editions
    Lama Tangye, Derek

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    Cottage on a Cliff
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    4.11     · 38 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1989 · 13 editions
    Cottage on a cliff Tangye, Derek

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    A Cat Affair
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    4.07     · 60 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 1974 · 11 editions
    Derek Tangye had vowed never to have another cat a…

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    Somewhere a Cat Is Waiting
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    4.21     · 105 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 1976 · 11 editions
    Other work by the author includes "A Gull on The R…

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    Sun on the Lintel
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    3.81     · 36 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1976 · 13 editions
    Sun on the Lintel is a book about New Year resolut…

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    The Winding Lane
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    4.04     · 28 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1978 · 7 editions

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    When the Winds Blow
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    4.00     · 26 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1980 · 12 editions
    Derek Tangye continues the enchanting chronicles o…

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    The Ambrose Rock
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    4.29     · 35 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1983 · 8 editions

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    A Quiet Year
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    4.00     · 27 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1984 · 10 editions

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    The Cherry Tree
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    4.07     · 28 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1986 · 7 editions
    The Cherry Tree The New Minack Chronicle

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    Jeannie: A Love Story
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    4.23     · 43 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1988 · 8 editions
    When Jeannie and Derek Tangye withdrew to a cliff-…

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    The Evening Gull
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    4.35     · 23 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1990 · 10 editions
    Together with his wife, Derek Tangye created a ref…

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    Monty's Leap
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    4.35     · 43 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1962 · 7 editions
    The little stream known as Monty's Leap has become…

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    The Confusion Room
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    4.14     · 7 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 6 editions
    "I will begin exploring the Confusion Room today."…

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