AUTHORESS Lilian Harry, who lives on the edge of Dartmoor, offers the latest book in her popular 'Burracombe' series.

A seemingly sleepy Devonshire village, Burracombe is in fact full of intrigue and drama. Family secrets, budding romance, cruel twists of fate and amazing friendships all play out against the backdrop of the beautiful countryside.

In 'Secrets of Burracome' it's autumn 1953. The village is delighted when Joe Tozer — who left home as a young man in 1919 — returns to visit his family. His life since emigrating to the States has been a world away from rural Devon, but coming home, he falls in love with the place —and one particular person — all over again.

With him is his eldest son, Russell. He sets hearts fluttering in the village — but will there be anyone on his arm when he catches the boat back to America?

But it's not the visitors causing a stir. Closer to home, someone at the heart of the village is realising that some dreams are not easily let go of. A trip to London wakes a sleeping secret — the repercussions of which will be felt all the way back to Burracombe.

Published in hardback by Orion, ISBN 978140 9120674, price £16.99.