Deep in the Cornish countryside, in the tiny village of St Germans, sits the house and estate of Port Eliot. A plot of land Napoleon himself claimed to be the most beautiful place in England, it is home of the Earl and Countess of St Germans, believed to be the oldest continually habited dwelling in the UK. Most importantly, however, every year at the end of July it plays host to the Port Eliot Festival.

The 2015 roster included Sarah Waters, award-winning author of six novels, includingThe Little Stranger and Tipping the Velvet, and prolific poet Simon Armitage. Nikita Lalwani talked about her first book, Gifted, which has been translated into sixteen languages. Born in India but raised in Wales, her second novel, The Village, was one of eight novels awarded the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize in 2008 for Best British Fiction.

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