Publisher Description

The fourth title in the Minack Chronicles tells the story of how Derek and Jeannie acquired two donkeys, Penny and Fred. From the first steps and learning all about donkey foibles, through to picnics in the meadows, this is a further charming instalment in the tales of the Tangye's life at Minack.

Notes

New editions of all 4 books in the series of memoirs, depicting how Tangye and his wife left behind their London home to establish a flower farm on the coast of Cornwall.

Author Biography

Derek Tangye (1912-1996) was the author of the much-loved books that collectively became known as 'The Minack Chronicles'. They told the story of how he and his wife Jean left behind their cosmopolitan lifestyle in London to relocate to a clifftop daffodil farm in Cornwall. There they lived in a simple cottage surrounded by their beloved animals, which featured regularly in his books. In their later years, the Tangyes bought the fields next to their cottage which are now preserved as the Minack Chronicles Nature Reserve.

Long Description

The fourth title in the Minack Chronicles tells the story of how Derek and Jeannie acquired two donkeys, Penny and Fred. From the first steps and learning all about donkey foibles, through to picnics in the meadows, this is a further charming instalment in the tales of the Tangye's life at Minack.

Promotional "Headline"

What would it take to risk everything, give up your job, and make the move to a simple life in Cornwall?

Description for Sales People

A charming series of rural memoirs, giving a realistic but good-hearted view of the rustic life in Cornwall.

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