Loving Spirit, the

Loving Spirit, the

Cornwall, 1900s. Plyn Boat Yard is a hive of activity, and Janet Coombe longs to share in the excitement of seafaring: to travel, to have adventures, to know freedom.<br /> <br /> But constrained by the times, instead she marries her cousin Thomas, a boat builder, and settles down to raise a family.<br /> <br /> Janet&#39;s loving spirit - the passionate yearning for adventure and for love - is passed down to her son, and through him to his children&#39;s children. As generations of the family struggle against hardship and loss, their intricately plotted history is set against the greater backdrop of war and social change in Britain.<br /> <br /> Her debut novel, The Loving Spirit established du Maurier&#39;s reputation and style with an inimitable blend of romance, history and adventure.