Book description
Cornwall, 1900s. Plyn Boat Yard is a hive of activity, and Janet Coombe
longs to share in the excitement of seafaring: to travel, to have
adventures, to know freedom. But constrained by the times, instead she
marries her cousin Thomas, a boat builder, and settles down to raise a
family. Janet's loving spirit - the passionate yearning for adventure
and for love - is passed down to her son, and through him to his
children's children. As generations of the family struggle against
hardship and loss, their intricately plotted history is set against the
greater backdrop of war and social change in Britain. Her debut novel,
The Loving Spirit established du Maurier's reputation and style with an
inimitable blend of romance, history and adventure. Daphne du Maurier
(1907-89) was born in London, educated at home and in Paris, and lived
for much of her life in her beloved Cornwall, the setting for many of
her novels. Most of her novels have been bestsellers and many have been
made into films. She is considered one of the most accomplished
novelists of the twentieth century.
