The Carousel by Rosamunde Pilcher

The
Carousel by Rosamunde Pilcher
Prue is intelligent, artistic, independent – and bored. Pressurized by her
mother to make a conventional and dull marriage, she is delighted to escape
London and seek retreat with her eccentric and bohemian aunt in Cornwall. A
chance encounter with an attractive young artist on the sea shore leads to
day after idyllic summer’s day of exploring the Cornish countryside and
coast. But there is something troubling Daniel and Prue, now deeply
entangled, feels compelled to discover what it is. Voices in Summer Laura,
newly married and ever conscious of the shadow of her husband Alec’s first
wife, takes a holiday with his family in Cornwall. Through the long, hot
summer days she is charmed by the beautiful old house and the people she
learns to know and love. The sight of the sparkling, brilliant sea quiets for
a while her uneasy spirit. Only an anonymous letter, accusing her of having
an affair, can threaten her new-found tranquillity.