The prequel to the million-copy bestseller, A Woman of Substance, where, high on the Yorkshire moors, the story of Blackie
...' And it came to pass in those days, as it had come before & would come again, that the Dark lay heavy on the land & weighed
...Claire Barclay has returned to the house in Scotland where she spent her teenage years. After the sudden death of her mother, Claire is concerned about the welfare of her much-loved & now frail stepfather, Leo. But his own grown children seem more concerned about preserving their financial assets than their father's health. Claire is desperately trying to avoid Jonas, the love of her life who broke her heart at just eighteen, but he's asking her to trust him again, on a matter of great urgency. Can she forget the past & put her faith in someone who once hurt her so deeply? The bestselling author of An Ocean Apart, Robin Pilcher excels at weaving stories full of heart, warmth & family secrets.