- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (26 Jan 1984)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140064389
- ISBN-13: 978-0140064384
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 10.9 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 244,508 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In September 1975, the deaths of three people brought to an end 600 years of rural solitude for the Luxton family of mid-Devon. The writer John Cornwell conducts his own inquiry into the deaths of these three people.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
My mother found this book on a church fete stall 15 years ago. I have re-read it many times over, and i have to confess that i am obsessed! I was mesmorised by the human interest and sadness of it. A thorough but sensitive investigation by John Cornwell, which wonderfully delves into relationships in this remote area of Devon. Love, loyalty, depression (leading to madness), crushed ambitions, isolation, self-reliance, and the ghosts of family past.... It is all here. I purchased this book from Amazon after losing my copy. I hope you will love reading this book as much as i have?
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
This book is a non-fiction piece, Cornwell aims to uncover the mystery surrounding the death of the Luxton family. Found dead on their west country farm in the late 1970s. The deaths were shrouded in mystery, surrounded by rumours of incest and self-imposed isolation.
But how true were these rumours, and what really happened on that farm?
John Cornwell aims to find out, and although the book never has the feeling of a thriller, the intrigue about the fate of the family, as well as their previous lives, makes this an enjoyable read.
But how true were these rumours, and what really happened on that farm?
John Cornwell aims to find out, and although the book never has the feeling of a thriller, the intrigue about the fate of the family, as well as their previous lives, makes this an enjoyable read.
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