The Visitors

(Paperback, ANZ Only)

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From the highly acclaimed author ofThe Poppy Wife, a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick, comes a tale of a young war widow and one life-changing, sun-drenched visit to Cornwall in the summer of 1923...

1923. Esme Nicholls is to spend the summer in Cornwall. Her late husband Alec, who died fighting in WWI, grew up in Penzance, and shes hoping to learn more about the man she loved and lost.

While there, she will stay with Gilbert, in his rambling seaside house, where he lives with his former brothers in arms. Esme is nervous at first to be the only woman in this community of eccentric artists and former soldiers. But as she gets to know the men and their stories, she begins to feel this summer might be exactly what she needs.

But everything is not as idyllic as it seems a mysterious new arrival later in the summer will turn Esmes world upside down, and make her question everything she thought she knew about her life, and the people in it.

Full of light, laughter and larger-than-life characters,The Visitorsis a novel of one woman finally finding her voice and choosing her own path forwards.

Praise for Caroline Scott:

A page-turning literary gem about grief, loss and the impact of war on those left behindThe Times, Best Books of 2020

'A touching novel of love and loss'Sunday Times

'There's only one word for this novel and that's epic A beautifully written must-read'heat

'A gripping, devastating novel about the lost and the ones they left behind'Sarra Manning,RED

Scott has done an amazing job of drawing on real stories to craft a powerful novelGood Housekeeping

Aheartbreaking read I highly recommend itAnita Frank

'Breathtaking exploration of loss, love and precious memoriesMy Weekly, Pick of the Month

Achingly moving and most beautifully writtenRachel Hore

This beautiful book packs a huge emotional punchFabulous

Drew me in from the first line and held me enthralled until the very end'Fiona Valpy

Quietly devastating'Daily Mail

'A compulsive, heart-wrenching read'Liz Trenow

PowerfulWoman & Home

'Page turning, mysterious, engrossing and compelling'Lorna Cook

A carefully nuanced, complex storyWomans Weekly

Caroline Scott evokes the damage and desolation of the Great War with aching authenticity'Iona Grey

PoignantBest

'Momentous, revelatory and astonishing historical fiction!'Historical Novel Society

Wonderful and evocativeSuzanne Goldring

Based on true events, this is a powerful storyBella

Immersive, poignant, intricately wovenJudith Kinghorn

An evocative readheat

The story left me breathless. Powerful, heartrending, and oh so tenderKate Furnivall

Tense and compellingLancashire Post

Scott litters her tale with clues and red herrings in the best mystery-writer way so we are kept guessing as to where the truth really liesThe BookBag

A poignant hymn to those who gave up their lives for their country and to those who were left behindFanny Blake, author ofA Summer Reunion

'I was utterly captivated by this novel, which swept me away, broke my heart, then shone wonderful light through all the pieces'Isabelle Broom, author ofOne Winter Morning

Author Bio

Caroline completed a PhD in History at the University of Durham. She has a particular interest in the experience of women during the First World War, in the challenges faced by the returning soldier. Caroline is originally from Lancashire, but now lives in south-west France.