House by the Stream - Softcover

Channer, Gordon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1860335837 ISBN 13: 9781860335839

Publisher: Cornish Books, 1998

Synopsis

Life in the remote valley is difficult for the family. This is not a tale of violence but their are dangers, risks, odd moments of triumph and a little romance. Will they be able to build themselves a house, for the caravan by the small stream is cramped for five people, the youngest only four-years old. You will laugh at the mouse, but no bigger pet could live in that small space. There is much else to cause a smile as the holiday visitors arrive; and the goats and ducks - never a dull moment, and yet in many ways this is a gentle tale.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Gordon Channer's previous book, Village by the Ford, is the true story of leaving a big house and friends, and the loneliness of the wild Cornish valley to which the family move. It tells how they coped with the struggle to survive and start a very special type of holiday retreat.

House by the stream finds the family on the point of failure, but can they succeed after all? It is a gentle tale by today's standards, but danger does lie ahead. There is humour, how curiously people behave,problems to surmount, sadness and elation, a need to improvise - and the children, how do they manage? Could your own do better? This is a true story but written as fiction. The places and the people are real,and the events, even much of the dialogue, but not all, for who can remember every exact word. What you read is there to be seen, pay a visit, for it did happen. Always a risk, an adventure with no certainty of success - but wouldn't you love to do something similar? If you dare!

Edition details

• Publisher: Cornish Books
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1860335837
• ISBN 13: 9781860335839
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384