The Golden Cup
by Marcia Willett
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Paradise has been home to generations of Trevannions: Paradise, the house at the head of a sheltered Cornish valley where Mrs Trevannion lives, surrounded by her family. Frail and elderly Honor Trevannion, bedridden following a nasty fall, is inexplicably anxious and distressed by the arrival of a young American bearing an old black and white photograph of a double wedding and looking for a long-lost relation. Her children Bruno and Emma, granddaughter Joss and faithful cousin Mousie try to show more nurse Honor back to health, unaware of the secrets which she keeps from those closest to her. Increasingly troubled and confused, she begs Joss to find a cache of letters which have been hidden for fifty years.Too late to hear the story from Honor herself, the family are faced with revelations which could destroy the tranquillity of life in their beloved valley. Will they be torn apart or can they unite in admiration for one woman's courage in standing by the life-changing decision she made so many years ago? show lessTags
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A complex plot, unravelling the past through a series of letters. Past and present intertwine, and it works very well. A little slow to get started, but gripping by about a third of the way through.
Delightful characters, for the most part, who are three-dimensional and different enough to be easily distinguishable.
There's an entirely satisfying conclusion, and overall I thought it very enjoyable. Just as much on re-reading after fourteen years, as I had entirely forgotten the storyline.
Definitely recommended if you like character-based women's fiction.
Full review here: https://suesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-golden-cup-by-marcia-willett.ht...
Delightful characters, for the most part, who are three-dimensional and different enough to be easily distinguishable.
There's an entirely satisfying conclusion, and overall I thought it very enjoyable. Just as much on re-reading after fourteen years, as I had entirely forgotten the storyline.
Definitely recommended if you like character-based women's fiction.
Full review here: https://suesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-golden-cup-by-marcia-willett.ht...
Sie ging ihm unter die Haut, diese Honor, mit ihrer Anmut und ihrem verblüffenden Witz. Als Simon sich in die liebenswerte Honor verliebt, ahnt er nicht, dass die junge Frau ein Geheimnis hütet, das im fernen Indien aus Not geboren wurde, aber auch in England für viele Menschen dramatische Konsequenzen haben wird ... Meisterhaft erzählt Marcia Willett von Liebe, Täuschung und Wahrheit und schenkt uns einen hinreißenden Roman voller Weisheit und Wärme.
Aug 16, 2010German
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- Canonical title*
- Ein Paradies in Cornwall
- Original title
- The golden cup
- Original publication date
- 2005
- Important places*
- Cornwall, England, Grossbritannien
- Dedication*
- Für Clare Foss
- First words*
- Die beiden Tiere, die sich unter den kahlen Zweigen einer alten Buche aneinanderdrängten, waren im schwindenden Winterlicht kaum zu erkennen.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Dann ging sie ihm voraus über die Wiese, und er folgte ihr durch das Tor in den "Paradies"-Garten.
- Original language*
- Englisch
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