Joy Stonehouse
Joy Stonehouse's father came from Filey. As a child, Joy spent many summer days at the small resort, enjoying the wide bay with its firm sands, its cliffs and rock pools. She liked to have trips on the coble boats, sometimes to go fishing and, in later life, she married a man who built cobles. Joy thinks of the book, inspired by a real event in Filey, as a love letter to a place that still seems timeless. Joy now lives in Hornsea with her partner and continues to find inspiration from the...
