Lilian Harry

It's been a long, hard winter in Burracombe. At Burracombe Barton, Hilary Napier is doing her best to keep the estate ticking along....

It's the late 1950s and change is in the air. For the Napier family, up at the big house, the old ways are shifting....

Summer 1953. Hilary Napier's life is turned upside-down when Marianne, a beautiful French woman, knocks on her door....

A seemingly sleepy Devonshire village, Burracombe is in fact full of intrigue and drama.....

Hilary Napier is upset and angry when her father brings in a new manager for the family estate, which she's been running for the past year. But she cannot help liking Travis Kellaway....

It's December 1953. As the village prepares for the festivities, for many people, a happy Christmas is by no means certain....

When Stella Simmons comes to the Devonshire village of Burracombe to start her teaching career, she is alone in the world. Orphaned as a child and brought up in a children's home, she was separated from her sister, Muriel, and has never been able to trace her....

Like the rest of the nation, the Burracombe villagers are shocked when King George VI dies suddenly. But the arrival of a stranger in the village on the very same day goes almost unnoticed - they all have their own concern....

The village of Burracombe is looking forward to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, but the year of 1953 is to prove a year of heartbreak as well as celebration....

Times are changing in Burracombe and as young and old embark on new adventures it's time to say goodbye....

Hilary Napier has had enough of secrets. The engagement party at the Barton is finally a chance for her and David to celebrate their good news....

Steal a glimpse at the past lives and loves of your favourite villagers in this captivating Burracombe short story....

On Easter day in 1918, Frances Kemp looked out at the little thatched village and promised that, one day, she'd come back....