In The Cove, Beth Lynch takes readers on a deeply evocative journey to a rugged stretch of the North Cornwall coast, a place etched into her childhood through sunlit holidays, family walks and the enduring pull of the sea. But when the loss of her parents casts a long shadow over this once-idyllic cove, strange happenings and a growing unease leave her questioning her connection to the landscape she thought she knew so well.

A meditation on grief, identity and the passage of time, The Cove is a beautifully written work of nature writing and literary memoir. It examines how landscapes shape us, and how our inner world is mirrored in the cliffs, stones and shifting tides of the places we return to.