The Daffodil Days

In The Daffodil Days  by Helen Bain, a beautifully observed work of historical literary fiction, a small Devon town near Dartmoor becomes the lens for a marriage that draws in everyone around it.

It’s the early 1960s in North Tawton. Church bells mark the week, and the town carries on in overlapping glimpses: a GP who can’t help knowing too much, a shop assistant watching women try on not just dresses but new versions of themselves, and a tenant farm labourer whose bell-ringing rolls over the rooftops like weather. Into this web steps a young couple, newly arrived from London with their small daughter, aiming to build a quieter life in the thatched house beside the church.

Perfect for readers who love **Devon settings**, **community portraits**, and novels that explore **marriage, identity and fame** with precision and empathy.

Add it to your basket and settle in for a quietly electrifying year in one town’s company.