Book description
Jessica Streeting and her family - sister Alice, mother Judith and father Revered Paul Farnham - move east in their ancient London taxi to the deep countryside of Norfolk. It is 1975 and the rector has a new position at the church of St Agnes in the village of Cawston.…
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1 author picked Sea-Change as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
A heroic poem woven around the tides and spires of North Norfolk.
Jess Streeting tells her own story of returning as an adult to Cawston in Norfolk and remembering fun-filled childhood days with her father, an inspirational vicar, in the mid-70s. One single terrible event ripped her father away from her, and only now is she confronting what happened. There are shy girls, smart lads, and a great hammer beam church roof with carved angels.
The foreword is by one of those smart boys, Sir Stephen Fry.
From Caroline's list on The best books that capture the magic of Norfolk, UK.
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