The Island House: Our Wild New Life on a Tiny Cornish Isle by Mary Considine Pap

Description: The Island House by Mary Considine A timeless memoir - a couple flee the city and carve out a life for themselves on a rugged Cornish island. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Full of smugglers tales, childhood memories and the real-life struggles of living on a remote island. - Touring Tales ***In the January dark, a young man walks slowly into the sea. He cant see where he is going, but he knows the island is calling...Mary and Patricks dream was to live in London, have 2.4 children, the nice house, the successful jobs. But life had other plans, and in one traumatic year that all came crashing down.Bruised and battered, Mary finds herself pulled towards Cornwall and dreams of St Georges Island, where she spent halcyon childhood summers. So, when an opportunity arises to become tenants if they renovate the old Island House, they grab it with both hands. Life on the island is hard, especially in winter, the sea and weather, unforgiving. But the rugged natural beauty, the friendly ghosts of previous inhabitants, and the beautiful isolation of island life bring hope and purpose, as they discover a resilience they never knew they had. Author Biography Growing up in the flat landscape of Bedfordshire, Mary Considine fell in love with Cornwall and the sea on her first visit as a small child. Distracted by the badlands of London, she spent the 90s writing and directing plays on the London and Edinburgh Fringe, and scriptwriting. Work included Angels, Time Out Critics Choice; The Other Half, commissioned by the Carlton TV screenwriting initiative; and a short film The Hand Job, shortlisted for the Lloyds Bank/Channel 4 short film competition. The noughties were spent teaching drama in secondary schools in the hills of North Yorkshire and, in pursuit of her now husband, back in London, before realising her impossible dream of moving to St Georges Island in 2010. She now lives in North Devon with her husband, Patrick, and seven horses. Details ISBN1800960158 Publisher Octopus Publishing Group Year 2023 ISBN-10 1800960158 ISBN-13 9781800960152 Format Paperback Author Mary Considine Imprint Monoray Subtitle Our Wild New Life on a Tiny Cornish Isle Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2023-06-22 UK Release Date 2023-06-22 DEWEY 942.3708612092 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-09-25 NZ Release Date 2023-09-25 Pages 304 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:148158713;

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