Here it is. After months of planning, drafting and re-writing, we are delighted to share the Prologue to our as yet un-named novel, and Chapter 1. Chapter 2 is nearly ready and we will share that in the next few weeks.

We would love to hear your comments. At the foot of each page you will see a box in which you can leave us a message ask questions and even make suggestions. You can chat to us on Facebook as well.

The novel is the work of a dedicated group who meet once a week, and contributions and inspiration gleaned from many others in the local community. If you saw us at the Mylor May Fair in summer 2019 you may have answered our request for ideas about where you would take shelter in storm. That dramatic scene will come later in the plot, but you will see the effects of a sudden rain shower in Chapter 1, an event that foreshadows greater weather events to come.

As you read, look out for links from the text to some hidden items. These will be added to as our story develops but you can see the first one here, a short poem written by nine Joined Up Writers to capture the meaning ‘home’ can have for different people. That will be a big theme in the story.

The story is entirely fictional and any resemblance to people and places you know locally is a coincidence, although it is fair to say that the writers are inspired by what they know as people who live in this area or have strong local connections to it. It is being written with a great deal of attention to detail.

We hope it will move and entertain you, and we hope you enjoy reading it.