Derek Tangye

Derek and Jeannie Tangye gave up highly successful London careers in order to find fulfilment in running a flower farm at a remote location on the cliffs in the far west of Cornwall. Despite considerable hardship they persevered and succeeded in living their rural dream whilst also pursuing writing careers based on their experiences. Derek Tangye's series of over twenty autobiographical books, The Minack Chronicles, in addition to describing their way of life, relate to their donkeys and cats in a most fascinating way; their abiding love of wild animals; the unspoilt countryside and recognition of the value of solitude.

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1941: Time Was Mine
1942: Went the Day Well; edited by Derek Tangye with contributions from many writers. : Harrap 
--do.--(Reissued in 1995 by , with subtitle: "tributes to men and women who died for freedom when Britain stood alone in the first two years of the Second World War".) 
1944: One King: a survey of the dominions and colonies of the British empire

The Cornish Tales
1961: A Gull on the Roof 
1962: A Cat in the Window 
1963: A Drake at the Door  
1965: A Donkey in the Meadow 
1966: Lama 
1968: The Way to Minack.  
1970: A Cornish Summer 
  The Way to Minack  
  The Winding Lane  
1972: Cottage on a Cliff 
1974: A Cat Affair
1976: Sun on the Lintel  
1978: The Winding Lane
1980: When the Winds Blow
1982: The Ambrose Rock
1984: A Quiet Year
1986: The Cherry Tree: the new Minack chronicle; an autobiography 
1988: Jeannie: a love story
1990: The Evening Gull
1993: Monty's Leap
1996: The Confusion Room