House on the Cliff

By D.E. Stevenson

Book Overview

When Elfrida Jane Ware inherits the House on the Cliff, she is determined to settle down to a quiet life an dforget the man she once loved. But Devonshire is vastly different from the world she had... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0006123120
• ISBN13: 9780006123125
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: HarperCollins Distribution Ser
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Way It Should Be

The nicest thing about this book is that Elfrida is not a gullible idiot as so many heroines are. She is also kind and caring. She and her friends make good choices. D.E. Stevenson shows us how people can meet life with courage and good cheer.

Classic, Refreshing, British

Young Efrida Jane Ware finds herself the heiress to an old English Country Estate after a life of hardship and anxiety in London. Determined to hold on to the the only connection she has to her mysterious heritage, Elfrida moves into the old ancestral home penniless and full of dreams...much to the chagrin of her lawer, love-interest, and friends. As she discovers the people of Devonshire and the roots of her own story, she finds her true friends, love, and home. Elfrida becomes a genuine heroine with strength, confidence, and grace. We bought this book years ago at a Library sale and I now read it at least once every summer. It is an easy read with suprisingly wonderful character development and a great story line (Stevenson effortlessly weaves together mystery, romance, adventure, drama, and comedy). D. E. Stevenson's book The House on the Cliff is refreshing in its innocence, believability, and good Brittish sense. Anyone who loves all things Classic, Tweed, and English will love this book.