The House Beneath the Cliffs: the most uplifting novel about second chances you'll read this year

'A compelling read with a dramatic sense of place and a caring community at its heart' Heidi Swain

‘A wonderfully wise and beautifully written story about finding the courage to start over … I loved it!’ Isabelle Broom

A remote yet beautiful village. A tiny kitchen lunch club. The perfect place to start again.

Beautiful, moving and utterly absorbing, The House Beneath the Cliffs is a novel of friendship and food, storms and secrets, and the beauty of second chances.

Anna moves to Crovie, a tiny fishing village on the Moray Firth, for a fresh start. But when she arrives, she realises her new home is really no more than a shed, and the village itself sits beneath a cliff right on the edge of the sea, in constant danger of storms and landslides. Has she made a terrible mistake?

Yet as she begins to learn about the Scottish coast and its people, something she thought she’d lost reawakens in her. She rediscovers her love of cooking, and turns her kitchen into a pop-up lunch club. But not all the locals are delighted about her arrival, and some are keen to see her plans fail.

Will Anna really be able to put down roots in this remote and wild village? Or will her fragile new beginning start to crumble with the cliffs . . . ?

‘A gorgeously remote and romantic great escape, brimming with foodie passion, friendship and heart’ Laura Kemp 'A magical story set in Scotland...An inspiring book of second chances' Woman's Own 'A story to make you long to visit our glorious coastlines'Prima 'With a romance that gently simmers, a plot that flows as fast as the North Sea tides, and some gentle reminders of the need to protect our oceans, The House Beneath the Cliffs provides the perfect holiday getaway'Lancashire Post 'Thrilling and romantic'The People's Friend ‘An inspiring book of second chances'Woman 'Packed full of warmth'Cumbria Life

© 2022 Simon & Schuster Audio UK (Audiobook): 9781398518964

Release date

Audiobook: 7 February 2022