Menhardoc
Menhardoc
Summer in a Cornish fishing village becomes a world of danger and discovery for the Temple twins. Arthur prefers his books and his clean clothes, but his brother Richard, known as Will, is drawn to the rugged world beyond the drawing room: the tang of salt air, the hard work of fishermen pulling in their nets, the mysterious depths of abandoned mines that pockmark the coastline. When Will befriends Josh Helston, a local fisherman, he finds a doorway into a life far removed from his privileged holiday existence. He learns to handle a boat, to read the moods of the sea, and to earn the respect of men who work with their hands. But Cornwall in the nineteenth century is not merely picturesque. The old mines hold secrets, and Will's curiosity leads him into places where a wrong step could mean burial in the dark. Fenn captures the thrill of a boy testing himself against the world, learning that courage is not the absence of fear but the willingness to proceed despite it.
