The Empty HouseRosamunde Pilcher

Classic romance

The Empty House

Widowed at twenty-seven, Virginia Keile is recovering from illness while her mother-in-law and children's nanny increasingly direct her future. She returns to Cornwall and rents a battered seaside cottage, determined to bring her son and daughter into a home she has chosen herself. The move also places her near Eustace, the farmer she loved and lost before accepting the socially suitable marriage arranged for her. Gentle and romantic, this short novel suits readers who enjoy coastal cottages, young widows, second-chance love, maternal independence, and heroines learning to trust their own judgment after years of being managed by stronger personalities.

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Romantic attraction and intimacy

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