Winter at Cliffs End Cottage a spar..., Sheila Norton
Winter at Cliffs End Cottage a spar..., Sheila Norton
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Winter at Cliff's End Cottage: a sparkling Christmas read to warm your heart

Author: Sheila Norton

Narrator: Chloe Endean, Jilly Bond

Unabridged: 10 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/09/2021

Categories: Fiction, Women, Romance


Synopsis

A cosy, heartwarming Christmas read about the growing friendship between a young journalist and an old woman who lives in a house teetering on the edge of the Devon cliffs, by the bestselling author of The Vets of Hope Green and The Petshop on Pennycombe Bay

Cliff's End Cottage is a local landmark. Perched on the South Devon coast, its garden has begun slowly toppling into the sea, yet the elderly and infamously stubborn owner Stella refuses to leave her home. When Holly, a young journalist and single mum struggling to make ends meet, decides to interview Stella about her life, at first she's given short shrift. However, helped by a slice or two of cake and a couple of friendly cats, a tentative friendship begins to develop between the two lonely women.

Stella and Holly may live different lives, but over the cold winter nights, as Stella shares her story, the two women discover more and more in common. Time is running out for the house on the edge, but perhaps, together, Stella and Holly can find a new way forward.

A heart-warming story by the author of The Vets of Hope Green, where two women from different generations find that a new friend - no matter how late in life they may appear - can mean everything

Winner of the RNA Award for Best Holiday Read

Praise for Sheila Norton's delightful books

'Thoroughly enjoyable' KATIE FFORDE

'A truly lovely read with delightful characters' PHILLIPA ASHLEY

'Like a plate of hot-buttered crumpets and a mug of tea - warm, comforting and utterly delightful!' ANNIE LYONS

'A charming and heartwarming book, that will bring a smile to every reader's face' CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN

'A charming read. Made me want to move to the country and buy a cottage with roses around the door' SARAH MORGAN

About Sheila Norton

Sheila Norton has written avidly since childhood and has won prizes for her short stories that have been published, mainly in women's magazines. She is married with three grown-up daughters who provide plenty of inspiration for her books! Visit her at www.sheilanorton.co.uk

About Jilly Bond

JILLY BOND has recorded over 300 audiobooks and won four Audiofile Earphones Awards. She also regularly appears on stage, and has appeared at the National Theatre in "Island", at the Birmingham Repertory in "Jump!", Manchester Lowry in "Transmissions", the English Theatre of Hamburg in "Othello" and "Mrs Warren's Profession" and on the Edinburgh and London Fringes, including at the Finborough as human-rights lawyer Fethiye Cetin in "I Wish to Die Singing" which won the Best Play UK Studio Theatre Awards. She has recorded over 100 radio plays for the BBC, as well as playing Bridget in "The Archers", and TV work has includedDr Greene in "Doctors", Dr Jannatie in "Judge John Deed" and roles in "Comedy Nation", "People Like Us", "My Hero" & "Alastair McGowan's Big Impression".


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dani on December 17, 2021

This is the most adorable book I’ve read. EVER! We meet Stella, the “crazy-cat-lady-potential-witch” and single mum, Holly. Stella’s cottage is, as the title suggests, on the edge of a cliff and as the Winters get harsher, bringing stronger weather, it will soon crumble to the sea along with everyth......more

Goodreads review by Frenchorchidea on January 13, 2022

Another wonderful book by Sheila Norton!!! This book is telling the story of two women, an older and a younger one who are going to become very good friends and tell eachother their lives. This book will bring us back to the time when the older lady was young. I really enjoyed this book, it was a bi......more

Goodreads review by G B on December 01, 2024

I enjoyed this feel good story. Took me away from the mundanities of every day into a world created by the author.......more

Goodreads review by Joanne on December 12, 2021

You could almost be forgiven you were about to embark on reading some gothic novel about a reclusive women who lives in a cottage on the cliff edge, where strange sounds come from and that local villagers think of as a witch and that the lady is probably a witch. However what you get with this new no......more

Goodreads review by Kirsty (BookBlogger) on April 28, 2022

Winter at Cliff's End Cottage by Sheila Norton I received an advance review copy for free thanks to NetGalley and Little, Brown Book Group and I am leaving this review voluntarily 'The house is small but solid looking, with a grey slate roof and whitewashed walls. You can see it from quite a long way......more


Awards

  • Christmas/Festive Holiday in Romantic Novel Awards