The House on the Cliff

Another DES to love! She is absolutely one of my top 5 favorite writers. This is the sweet story of Elfrida Jane who lives a hand-to-mouth existence in London as a bit-part stage actress. She ends up inheriting her mother’s family’s property down in the west country by the sea and decides to live th......more

This is a clean, sweet read and I enjoyed it very much. If you're ever looking for a feel good "palate cleanser " between books, D E Stevenson seems a good choice. There's really not a complicated plot or even much in the way of twists and turns. I found it fairly predictable but I still enjoyed it.......more

Read it again and want to live here so badly that I am giving it 5 stars now. Some books are not great but they touch me. That makes me love it.......more

Can't believe it's been more than 10 years now since I first read this book... Not sure how many years it's been since I first discovered DES. Original review: Very enjoyable story about a girl named Elfrida Jane, an actress of mediocre talent who finds herself alone in the world after the death of he......more

Elfrida Jane Ware is a not-so-great actress with a hopeless crush on the leading man when she discovers that the grandmother she never knew has left her a house! Many years ago, Elfrida's mother Marjorie ran off with Elfrida's father much to the anger and dismay of her family, cutting them off for t......more