"Echoes of carefree childhood summers resonate throughout Marcia Willett's beguiling story of family relationships. They ensnare and entrance the reader in equal measure."-Yorkshire Evening Post
"She may not be as famous as Binchy or Pilcher, but British writer Willett is just as gifted at combining elements of romance and melodrama into compelling women's fiction. Stylistically, her writing mirrors Pilcher's, with a hint of subtlety suggesting more literary fiction, but her generational plots and sumptuous scene setting have all of Binchy's wide ranging commercial appeal. Willett captures the sights, sounds, and smells of seaside Devon superbly, and her characters are just complex enough to draw us into the story and keep us there contentedly. A must for women's fiction readers."-Booklist
"Entertaining character study...readers will enjoy this gentle breeze."-Harriet Klausner
"A warm novel with echoes of the past and an endearing simplicity."-Tim Manderson, Publishing News (UK) (special selection)
"Astute and deeply moving."-The Bookseller (UK)
"One of the best books [Willett] has ever produced...a fluent, almost poetic, text relating a poignant story."-Western Morning News (UK)
"A gripping novel that will keep you busy on the beach, unable to do anything but keep turning the pages, and its uplifting ending will complement the positive moods of summer-great holiday reading."-Devon Life (UK)
"The richness of childhood memories and half-forgotten secrets are explored with a deft touch and a fine attention to detail...an unusual and enlightening slant on the vagaries of family life and aging-and the power of memories."-Lancashire Evening Post (UK)
