Monica Edwards was a prolific writer and while some of her books are available in paperback most, if not all, can be bought from the second hard market. See also article on Monica Edwards
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The Punch Bowl Farm series
Between 1947 and 1968 Bill and Monica Edwards gradually built up the near-derelict farm into a thriving dairy concern stocked exclusively with pedigree Jersey cattle. During this time she wrote ten Punchbowl Farm novels with the farm and its surroundings as their setting. Although the real name of the farm was Punch Bowl Farm, the fictional name was contracted to Punchbowl (as was the herd name of the Jersey cattle at the real farm) and Thursley's name was changed to Highnoons for the books. The characters of this series of books were the Thornton family – principally the children Andrea, Dion, Lindsey and Peter. The first book in the series (No Mistaking Corker) was written before the purchase of the farm.
The complete list of Punchbowl Farm novels is:
No Mistaking Corker (1947)
Black Hunting Whip (1950)
Punchbowl Midnight (1951)
Spirit of Punchbowl Farm (1952)
The Wanderer (1953)
Punchbowl Harvest (1954)
Frenchman's Secret (1956)
The Cownappers (1958)
The Outsider (1961)
Fire in the Punchbowl (1965)
The Wild One (1967)
The Edwards family's farm life was brought to a close in August 1968 when Bill had a near-fatal tractor accident. The couple eventually sold the farm and built a retirement bungalow for themselves in one of the farm's fields.
Romney Marsh series
Beginning with Wish for a Pony in 1947, Edwards altogether wrote fifteen titles in the Romney Marsh series of novels. These were set in the village of Rye Harbour which was renamed Westling. The Romney Marsh towns of Rye and Winchelsea were also renamed Dunsford and Winklesea respectively. The stories feature many real-life characters (with changed names) which the author remembered from her childhood there, such as the ferryman Jim Decks[8] and the villainous Hookey Galley. The principal characters in the novels are Tamzin Grey, Rissa Birnie, Meryon Fairbrass and Roger Lambert. Tamzin's father, the Reverend Richard Grey, was based on Edwards' father, the Reverend Harry Newton.[9][clarification needed]
The complete list of Romney Marsh novels is:
Wish for a Pony (1947)
The Summer of the Great Secret (1948)
The Midnight Horse (1949)
The White Riders (1950)
Cargo of Horses (1951)
Hidden in a Dream (1952)
Storm Ahead (1953)
No Entry (1954)
The Nightbird (1955)
Operation Seabird (1957)
Strangers to the Marsh (1957)
No Going Back (1960)
The Hoodwinkers (1962)
Dolphin Summer (1963)
A Wind Is Blowing (1969)
This first edition of The Wild One (1967) is on sale (April 2024) for £225!
