The Other Side of the River tells the story of Gennetta Turner, whose father owns a large jet-carving company. Competition between the companies is intense, and Mr Turner devises a way of consolidating his hold over the town by marrying his daughter off to the son of his arch-rival. However, Gennetta is wildly in love with her childhood sweetheart, a young sailor.

The Other Side of the River

Literature & Fiction

Jessica Blair

Women's Fiction

Grafton Books

A saga novel first printed in the UK tells the story of the Harland and Lawson families, a bitter feud, and the consequences for the children of the families.

The Restless Spirit

Genre Fiction

Diamond Books

A Distant Harbour

When his wife and best friend die in an accident at sea, Captain David Fernley turns his back on the Yorkshire port of Whitby and accepts the offer from Dominic Hartley and his daughter Lydia, to command their ship the HIND.  His voyage takes in the Shetlands, where he meets and falls in love with Beth.  Their romance is brief, for the HIND must soon be on its way once more.  David promises to return for Beth - but the events conspire against him.  After many years, Beth and David meet again.  But they are still divided - Beth by the belief that David abandoned her with child, David by his subsequent marriage to Lydia Hartley.

Piatkus Books

Contemporary

The Seaweed Gatherers

Portrait of Charlotte

The Locket

Piatkus

The Long Way Home

Secrets of the Sea

Piatkus Hb/Tpb

Reach for Tomorrow

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