Book description
Josh Retallick and his wife Miriam take on an exciting new challenge
as owners of Ruddlemoor china clay works on the outskirts of St
Austell. But a family tragedy forces Josh to leave almost immediately.
When he returns he knows that his youngest grandson will one day
follow him.
So it is that several years later Ben Retallick journeys to
Cornwall. His arrival rocks the local community - labourers are wary
of this strapping young lad; rival clay owners see him as an unwelcome
threat; and Ben's charm sets many a girl's heart aflutter. Deirdre
Tresillian, a member of the landed gentry, takes advantage of Ben's
naivety; Jo, a poverty-stricken young widow, brings out his protective
instincts; Tess considers any man fair game; but it is Lily, Ben's
distant cousin, who loves him the most. But what would the future
owner of Ruddlemoor see in a humble maid like Lily?
As Ruddlemoor enters troubled times, Ben proves that in business no
challenge is too great; and in love only one girl can win his heart.
E. V. Thompson was born in London and spent nine years in the Navy
before joining the Bristol police. He moved to Hong Kong, then Rhodesia
and had over 200 stories published before returning to England to become
a full-time award-winning writer.
