The Secret Of Hideaway Cove

By Rita M. Hopkins

Two students walk and camp along the Cornish coastal path. They visit a remote cove but find all is not as it seems. What is the cove's secret? What is the purpose of the strange red turret on the side of the castle on the cliff? Who shops in the odd shop on the shoreline? What exactly goes on in the cove, and more importantly…can the students escape its power?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Apr 30, 2019
• ISBN: 9781528954297

Rita M. Hopkins

Rita is married with adult sons and grandchildren. As well as writing for children, she is an avid reader. Her interests include nature, gardening, crafts and walking her dog. She worked in two schools for around 25 years as a dinner lady. Out of hours, she is a club worker, classroom assistant, special needs teaching assistant and breakfast club leader.

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About the Author

Rita is married with adult sons and grandchildren. As well as writing for children, she is an avid reader. Her interests include nature, gardening, crafts and walking her dog. She worked in two schools for around 25 years as a dinner lady. Out of hours, she is a club worker, classroom assistant, special needs teaching assistant and breakfast club leader.

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Dedication

All my family.

Sowe Valley Primary School, Coventry.

Richard Lee Primary School, Coventry.

Penny Markley.

Acknowledgements

My sincere thanks to my family for all their support and for sorting out my many problems with modern technology.

Staff of Willenhall Library, Coventry for help given and lots of laughter.

The Secret of Hideaway Cove

Hideaway Castle was a dark menacing place. It sat about a quarter of a mile from the cliff edge, like a threatening eagle about to attack.

No one ever went near it. The impression that it gave was more than enough to deter anyone who approached thinking to take a closer look.

Bit by bit, it was crumbling away as the winter storms lashed around it each year; storms which in the past had instigated its present state.

The gates were rusted, fallen to the ground, the wooden support posts rotted away long ago by the salt laden air. Brambles twisted around the gates themselves, intermixed with ivy and convolvulus, which added an eerie look to the grotesque looking creatures that were welded into its ironwork.

The pathway from the gateway to the castle was overgrown and barely visible. Even if anyone had considered venturing