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    Cliffington

    By Stephen Morley

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    ‘There’s a moment on the turn of the tide when the world stands still...’
    Set among the wild, atmospheric hills and coasts of north-eastern England, where nature holds sway as much as any man or woman, Cliffington looks like a rural idyll, but is not immune to the events of the world. A story of trial and obsession, of love and hope, Cliffington reveals the strength and frailties of the people and tests their community to the edge of failure. It is a world apart and yet still torn by the trauma, distress and destruction of wars in distant lands. While always, close at hand, the sea rolls on relentless.
    Enter Cliffington and follow the tales of disparate women whose lives entwine, thrown together in a drama both deep and wide as they hold firm when doubt inhabits their world. Touch the minds of men sad, anguished, cruel and gentle who walk with uncertainty across their world, always searching for tomorrow and for peace.
    Cliffington is an epic novel, a romance, a mystery, a tragedy and a saga that leads you through a complex society where the characters inhabit a convincing landscape in a story that builds into a glorious crescendo with man pitched against his greatest enemy: himself, while women prove their strength is greater and all the while, nature is ever present, ever the real power surrounding us all.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStephen Morley
    Release dateOct 12, 2014
    ISBN9780957062160
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    Cliffington
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    Stephen Morley

    Stephen Morley lives and works in the south of England. He has published four novels in recent years, but has been writing fiction and composing music for over forty years. Stephen says: “Music and the countryside have always been strong influences in my life and I brought them together in my novels. My new novel, Keepers In Trust, is set in an imaginary landscape, and widens the scenic pallette from previous works.” Stephen is also an enthusiastic musician and songwriter, with a love of folk instruments. He comments: “I believe that music crosses boundaries and joins people wherever they live and whatever their beliefs. Folk music plays an important role in many of my stories.”

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