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1956: A small Cornish town gets swamped by journalists when there’s a murder
The Unforgotten
What you need to know before your trail
Betty Broadbent is fifteen and has never left the Cornish fishing village of St Steele. She’s not even been far from the boarding house where she lives with her rather erratic, alcoholic mother who runs it.
When there is a series of murders, the London press pack descends on the village and Betty’s world changes for ever. One of the reporters Mr Gallagher befriends Betty and the two form an unlikely friendship.
As Betty’s relationship with Gallagher unfolds however, they discover that they are both caught in a lie that could well condemn an innocent man.
Travel Guide
Sadly St Steele is fictional but it does have an important place in the author’s heart. She has had numerous holidays in the lovely and very real town of St Ives and so her fictional setting is largely based on here and Porthgwidden Beach. Not to confuse matters, the characters in the book then also actually visit the real St Ives…
Feel the wind in your hair and the sand in between your toes :
“The girl runs along the promenande and around the lighthouse -keeper’s derelict cottage…”
“For a moment she is a cloud of whirling stripes and cotton and ivory stick legs, then she is back on her feet, dusting sand from her hands.”
There is a lot to see and do in St Ives and a visit to Porthgwidden Beach and the lighthouses around the coast.
Streetview Maps
B) St Ives or St Steele?
C) Porthgwidden Beach
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: The Unforgotten
Author/Guide: Laura Powell Destination: St Ives (fictional St Steele) Departure Time: 1950s, 2000s
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