Dunmore, Helen
Zennor in Darkness: From the Women's Prize-Winning Author of A Spell of Winter
- ISBN 13:
- 9780241988558
- author:
- Dunmore, Helen
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 20 x 13 x 2 centimeters (0.37 kg
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Zennor in Darkness by Helen Dunmore is a novel set in the Cornish coastal village of Zennor in 1917. The story follows Clare Coyne, a young artist, as she navigates her relationships with her cousin John, who is on leave from the trenches, and her friends D.H. Lawrence and his German wife, who are seeking refuge from the war. As the heat of the summer warms the village, so do the whispers of fear and gossip, threatening to disrupt the fragile freedom to love. In this beautifully written novel, Dunmore weaves a tale of secrets, lies, and unspoken words, creating a sense of menace and suspense. With its magical prose, the book explores the complexities of human relationships and the weight of secrets that can both bind and destroy. A triumph of storytelling, Zennor in Darkness is a gripping and original novel that will keep you turning the pages until the very end.