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The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
by Rosamunde Pilcher • 1987
Penelope Keeling, at sixty-four, is caught between her father's art and her children's greed.
4.20
122k+
The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher Summary
The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher 87%
Penelope Keeling, at sixty-four, is caught between her father's art and her children's greed.
by Rosamunde Pilcher 1987
4.20
122k+ ratings
The Living Stones
by Ithell Colquhoun • 1957
A surrealist painter flees the Blitz for a Cornish shack. The prehistoric stones are alive.
3.99
167
The Living Stones Summary
The Living Stones 87%
A surrealist painter flees the Blitz for a Cornish shack. The prehistoric stones are alive.
by Ithell Colquhoun 1957
3.99
167 ratings
The Sea Child
by Linda Wilgus • 2026
A young widow. A wounded smuggler. A Cornish coast where the sea knows her name.
3.97
3k+
The Sea Child Summary
The Sea Child 86%
A young widow. A wounded smuggler. A Cornish coast where the sea knows her name.
by Linda Wilgus 2026
3.97
3k+ ratings
The Wedding of the Year
by Jill Mansell • 2024
At a Cornish wedding, Lottie's teenage rival Max returns, their old spark more forbidden than ever.
4.07
8k+
The Wedding of the Year Summary
The Wedding of the Year 86%
At a Cornish wedding, Lottie's teenage rival Max returns, their old spark more forbidden than ever.
by Jill Mansell 2024
4.07
8k+ ratings
The Road to Little Dribbling
by Bill Bryson • 2015
Twenty years on, Bryson returns to Britain: prettier, richer, and somehow even more perplexing.
3.73
39k+
The Road to Little Dribbling Summary
The Road to Little Dribbling 86%
Twenty years on, Bryson returns to Britain: prettier, richer, and somehow even more perplexing.
by Bill Bryson 2015
3.73
39k+ ratings
An Endless Cornish Summer
by Phillipa Ashley • 2021
To thank her donor, a young archaeologist moves to Cornwall and falls for his brother.
4.08
2k+
An Endless Cornish Summer Summary
An Endless Cornish Summer 86%
To thank her donor, a young archaeologist moves to Cornwall and falls for his brother.
by Phillipa Ashley 2021
4.08
2k+ ratings
Six Little Words
by Sally Page • 2026
A café noticeboard's Shakespeare quote sparks an art challenge uniting strangers and their secrets.
4.04
3k+
Six Little Words Summary
Six Little Words 86%
A café noticeboard's Shakespeare quote sparks an art challenge uniting strangers and their secrets.
by Sally Page 2026
4.04
3k+ ratings
Bury Your Past
by J.M. Dalgliesh • 2019
After a Norfolk storm unearths a skeleton, a pendant leads detectives into arson and buried secrets.
4.20
14k+
Bury Your Past Summary
Bury Your Past 86%
After a Norfolk storm unearths a skeleton, a pendant leads detectives into arson and buried secrets.
by J.M. Dalgliesh 2019
4.20
14k+ ratings
Seascraper
by Benjamin Wood • 2025
On a fading coast, the last shrimper hauls nets by horse, a song waiting inside him.
4.01
18k+
Seascraper Summary
Seascraper 85%
On a fading coast, the last shrimper hauls nets by horse, a song waiting inside him.
by Benjamin Wood 2025
4.01
18k+ ratings
A Death in Cornwall
by Daniel Silva • 2024
A Cornwall murder over a looted Picasso pulls a retired spy into a British political conspiracy.
4.31
30k+
A Death in Cornwall Summary
A Death in Cornwall 85%
A Cornwall murder over a looted Picasso pulls a retired spy into a British political conspiracy.
by Daniel Silva 2024
4.31
30k+ ratings
Death of a Nurse
by M.C. Beaton • 2016
A Highland constable's dinner date is cut short when the private nurse washes ashore dead.
3.80
6k+
Death of a Nurse Summary
Death of a Nurse 85%
A Highland constable's dinner date is cut short when the private nurse washes ashore dead.
by M.C. Beaton 2016
3.80
6k+ ratings
Letters from Lighthouse Cottage
by Ali McNamara • 2016
A magical typewriter's letters steer a restless girl toward the love waiting in her seaside town.
4.02
2k+
Letters from Lighthouse Cottage Summary
Letters from Lighthouse Cottage 85%
A magical typewriter's letters steer a restless girl toward the love waiting in her seaside town.
by Ali McNamara 2016
4.02
2k+ ratings
Seven Summers
by Paige Toon • 2024
Haunted by a lost love, a sculptor in Cornwall falls for the enigmatic summer tenant.
4.07
40k+
Seven Summers Summary
Seven Summers 85%
Haunted by a lost love, a sculptor in Cornwall falls for the enigmatic summer tenant.
by Paige Toon 2024
4.07
40k+ ratings
The Living Mountain
by Nan Shepherd • 1977
Nan Shepherd walked one mountain for sixty years and discovered how to disappear into granite.
4.26
10k+
The Living Mountain Summary
The Living Mountain 85%
Nan Shepherd walked one mountain for sixty years and discovered how to disappear into granite.
by Nan Shepherd 1977
4.26
10k+ ratings
The Outermost House
by Henry Beston • 1928
A year on Cape Cod's outermost beach, tracking the ocean's rhythm and the birds' ancient passage.
4.07
4k+
The Outermost House Summary
The Outermost House 85%
A year on Cape Cod's outermost beach, tracking the ocean's rhythm and the birds' ancient passage.
by Henry Beston 1928
4.07
4k+ ratings
We, the Drowned
by Carsten Jensen • 2006
Generations of Danish sailors vanish into the sea, leaving widows to steer the town.
4.24
13k+
We, the Drowned Summary
We, the Drowned 85%
Generations of Danish sailors vanish into the sea, leaving widows to steer the town.
by Carsten Jensen 2006
4.24
13k+ ratings
The Curse of Penryth Hall
by Jess Armstrong • 2023
An exile delivers books to a cursed Cornish manor and finds her lost love's husband dead.
3.58
7k+
The Curse of Penryth Hall Summary
The Curse of Penryth Hall 85%
An exile delivers books to a cursed Cornish manor and finds her lost love's husband dead.
by Jess Armstrong 2023
3.58
7k+ ratings
The Water Witch
by Jessica Thorne • 2022
On the Breton coast, a truth-compelling mask resurfaces, dooming a noble family's men to the sea.
4.18
1k+
The Water Witch Summary
The Water Witch 85%
On the Breton coast, a truth-compelling mask resurfaces, dooming a noble family's men to the sea.
by Jessica Thorne 2022
4.18
1k+ ratings
The Drowning House
by Cherie Priest • 2024
A haunted house washes ashore, then her friend vanishes. Melissa must break the island's dark curse.
3.39
2k+
The Drowning House Summary
The Drowning House 85%
A haunted house washes ashore, then her friend vanishes. Melissa must break the island's dark curse.
by Cherie Priest 2024
3.39
2k+ ratings
The Electric Michelangelo
by Sarah Hall • 2004
From Morecambe's dying rooms to Coney Island, a tattooist turns the body's secrets into art.
3.62
3k+
The Electric Michelangelo Summary
The Electric Michelangelo 85%
From Morecambe's dying rooms to Coney Island, a tattooist turns the body's secrets into art.
by Sarah Hall 2004
3.62
3k+ ratings
Moby-Duck
by Donovan Hohn • 2011
One man chased 28,800 lost bath toys into ocean gyres, Chinese factories, and the melting ice.
3.31
3k+
Moby-Duck Summary
Moby-Duck 85%
One man chased 28,800 lost bath toys into ocean gyres, Chinese factories, and the melting ice.
by Donovan Hohn 2011
3.31
3k+ ratings
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman • 2013
A monster is his new housekeeper. Three ancient women at the lane's end are his only defense.
4.01
660k+
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Summary
The Ocean at the End of the Lane 85%
A monster is his new housekeeper. Three ancient women at the lane's end are his only defense.
by Neil Gaiman 2013
4.01
660k+ ratings
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky • 2022
When revolution fails him, a poet retreats to the countryside and memory to rebuild his spirit.
4.39
352
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Summary
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 85%
When revolution fails him, a poet retreats to the countryside and memory to rebuild his spirit.
by Stephen Chbosky 2022
4.39
352 ratings
Bone China
by Laura Purcell • 2019
A lady's maid hides in a cliffside house where china keeps secrets and fairies are feared.
3.65
8k+
Bone China Summary
Bone China 85%
A lady's maid hides in a cliffside house where china keeps secrets and fairies are feared.
by Laura Purcell 2019
3.65
8k+ ratings
The Wind off the Small Isles
by Mary Stewart • 1968
On a volcanic island, a young assistant discovers two lovers preserved in ash for a century.
3.76
774
The Wind off the Small Isles Summary
The Wind off the Small Isles 85%
On a volcanic island, a young assistant discovers two lovers preserved in ash for a century.
by Mary Stewart 1968
3.76
774 ratings
The Haar
by David Sodergren • 2022
Developers want her cottage. A sea creature offers her dead husband back, for blood.
4.02
36k+
The Haar Summary
The Haar 85%
Developers want her cottage. A sea creature offers her dead husband back, for blood.
by David Sodergren 2022
4.02
36k+ ratings
Shadows in the Moonlight
by Santa Montefiore • 2024
A psychic relives a Victorian tragedy to free a mother's ghost from a Cornish manor.
4.32
5k+
Shadows in the Moonlight Summary
Shadows in the Moonlight 85%
A psychic relives a Victorian tragedy to free a mother's ghost from a Cornish manor.
by Santa Montefiore 2024
4.32
5k+ ratings
A Month in the Country
by J.L. Carr • 1980
In a Yorkshire village, a war-scarred restorer unearths a medieval painting and a summer of healing.
4.07
30k+
A Month in the Country Summary
A Month in the Country 85%
In a Yorkshire village, a war-scarred restorer unearths a medieval painting and a summer of healing.
by J.L. Carr 1980
4.07
30k+ ratings
And the Sea Called Her Name
by Joe Hart • 2015
The sea took her mother. Now his wife is vanishing, and the tide is pulling her under.
3.73
429
And the Sea Called Her Name Summary
And the Sea Called Her Name 85%
The sea took her mother. Now his wife is vanishing, and the tide is pulling her under.
by Joe Hart 2015
3.73
429 ratings
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
by Farley Mowat • 1984
The schooner leaked from every plank, the engine ran backwards, and Montreal was 1,400 miles away.
4.11
2k+
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float Summary
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float 85%
The schooner leaked from every plank, the engine ran backwards, and Montreal was 1,400 miles away.
by Farley Mowat 1984
4.11
2k+ ratings
Helm
by Sarah Hall • 2025
A sentient Pennine wind watches ten thousand years of human worship, blame, and longing.
3.80
2k+
Helm Summary
Helm 85%
A sentient Pennine wind watches ten thousand years of human worship, blame, and longing.
by Sarah Hall 2025
3.80
2k+ ratings
The Midnight Feast
by Lucy Foley • 2024
A luxury hotel on the Dorset coast. A fire. A body. And the woods are watching.
3.57
296k+
The Midnight Feast Summary
The Midnight Feast 85%
A luxury hotel on the Dorset coast. A fire. A body. And the woods are watching.
by Lucy Foley 2024
3.57
296k+ ratings
Barbarian Days
by William Finnegan • 2015
Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.
4.28
41k+
Barbarian Days Summary
Barbarian Days 84%
Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.
by William Finnegan 2015
4.28
41k+ ratings
The Red Shore
by William Shaw • 2025
His sister lost at sea, a detective shields her son as a coastal town buries its crimes.
4.24
958
The Red Shore Summary
The Red Shore 84%
His sister lost at sea, a detective shields her son as a coastal town buries its crimes.
by William Shaw 2025
4.24
958 ratings
The Sea Around Us
by Rachel Carson • 1951
Half the Earth is a sunless abyss holding mountains, phantom currents, and drifting life.
4.17
5k+
The Sea Around Us Summary
The Sea Around Us 84%
Half the Earth is a sunless abyss holding mountains, phantom currents, and drifting life.
by Rachel Carson 1951
4.17
5k+ ratings
Shadowmancer
by G.P. Taylor • 2002
A shipwrecked priest and two orphans defy a shadow-wielding vicar to reclaim a sacred relic.
2.83
3k+
Shadowmancer Summary
Shadowmancer 84%
A shipwrecked priest and two orphans defy a shadow-wielding vicar to reclaim a sacred relic.
by G.P. Taylor 2002
2.83
3k+ ratings
Old God's Time
by Sebastian Barry • 2023
A retired detective's solitude is broken by a cold case that unearths his own buried sins.
3.80
19k+
Old God's Time Summary
Old God's Time 84%
A retired detective's solitude is broken by a cold case that unearths his own buried sins.
by Sebastian Barry 2023
3.80
19k+ ratings
Rouge
by Mona Awad • 2023
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
3.53
51k+
Rouge Summary
Rouge 84%
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
by Mona Awad 2023
3.53
51k+ ratings
The Republic of Pirates
by Colin Woodard • 2007
Sailors broken by the navy built their own republic: democratic, armed, and flying the black flag.
3.89
12k+
The Republic of Pirates Summary
The Republic of Pirates 84%
Sailors broken by the navy built their own republic: democratic, armed, and flying the black flag.
by Colin Woodard 2007
3.89
12k+ ratings
At Loggerheads
by Kristen Ness • 2023
A marine biologist returns to her Southern island to find her mentor murdered and turtles poached.
4.01
592
At Loggerheads Summary
At Loggerheads 84%
A marine biologist returns to her Southern island to find her mentor murdered and turtles poached.
by Kristen Ness 2023
4.01
592 ratings
The Silence Factory
by Bridget Collins • 2024
Seeking silence for his grief, a widower finds a factory where spiders spin refuge and ruin.
3.42
4k+
The Silence Factory Summary
The Silence Factory 84%
Seeking silence for his grief, a widower finds a factory where spiders spin refuge and ruin.
by Bridget Collins 2024
3.42
4k+ ratings
Castaway
by Lucy Irvine • 1983
A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.
3.76
871
Castaway Summary
Castaway 84%
A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.
by Lucy Irvine 1983
3.76
871 ratings
The House Beneath the Cliffs
by Sharon Gosling • 2021
Heartbroken, a chef buys a cliffside cottage in remote Scotland and cooks her way to belonging.
4.00
1k+
The House Beneath the Cliffs Summary
The House Beneath the Cliffs 84%
Heartbroken, a chef buys a cliffside cottage in remote Scotland and cooks her way to belonging.
by Sharon Gosling 2021
4.00
1k+ ratings
The Wrong Way Home
by Kate O'Shaughnessy • 2024
After escaping her commune, Fern longs to return, but uncovering the truth might make her stay.
4.27
3k+
The Wrong Way Home Summary
The Wrong Way Home 84%
After escaping her commune, Fern longs to return, but uncovering the truth might make her stay.
by Kate O'Shaughnessy 2024
4.27
3k+ ratings
Managed Annihilation
by Dean L.Y. Bavington • 2010
The 1992 cod collapse that idled 30,000 workers was not nature's fault but management's.
3.29
21
Managed Annihilation Summary
Managed Annihilation 84%
The 1992 cod collapse that idled 30,000 workers was not nature's fault but management's.
by Dean L.Y. Bavington 2010
3.29
21 ratings
A Life in Nature
by Marc Hamer • 2019
A molecatcher's memoir: what a lifetime of killing teaches about nature, loss, and wild belonging.
4.16
2k+
A Life in Nature Summary
A Life in Nature 84%
A molecatcher's memoir: what a lifetime of killing teaches about nature, loss, and wild belonging.
by Marc Hamer 2019
4.16
2k+ ratings
One Lost Soul
by J.M. Dalgliesh • 2019
A teen found dead on a Norfolk beach draws a detective into her family's long-held lies.
4.08
24k+
One Lost Soul Summary
One Lost Soul 84%
A teen found dead on a Norfolk beach draws a detective into her family's long-held lies.
by J.M. Dalgliesh 2019
4.08
24k+ ratings
A Family Matter
by Claire Lynch • 2025
1982: a lesbian mother is stripped of custody. Now, her daughter digs up the buried truth.
3.77
40k+
A Family Matter Summary
A Family Matter 84%
1982: a lesbian mother is stripped of custody. Now, her daughter digs up the buried truth.
by Claire Lynch 2025
3.77
40k+ ratings
Widow's Point
by Richard Chizmar • 2025
A ghost-hunting crew locks into Widow's Point lighthouse, where the dead have never stopped waiting.
3.76
5k+
Widow's Point Summary
Widow's Point 84%
A ghost-hunting crew locks into Widow's Point lighthouse, where the dead have never stopped waiting.
by Richard Chizmar 2025
3.76
5k+ ratings
Ocean
by David Attenborough • 2025
The ocean's secrets surfaced in one human lifetime. Now the next generation must decide its fate.
4.42
3k+
Ocean Summary
Ocean 84%
The ocean's secrets surfaced in one human lifetime. Now the next generation must decide its fate.
by David Attenborough 2025
4.42
3k+ ratings
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