Beautiful, mysterious, lapped by the sea, Cornwall exerts a potent spell on all who visit it.
An ancient land full of legend and history, Cornwall has nurtured a proud and fiercely independent people - fishermen, boat-builders, tin-miners, china-clay workers - and become a refuge to the artists, writers and sculpters who have drawn inspiration from its wild grandeur and clear light.
Daphne du Maurier lived in Cornwall for most of her life and used her intimate knowledge of the county in her acclaimed novels Rebecca, Frenchman's Creek and Jamaica Inn. Here, with her son, the photographer Christian Browning, she has chronicled all aspects of this strange and aloof part of England, fusing history, anecdote and travelogue in a forceful plea for Cornwall's preservation.