Out of heartbreak comes a new life... Gussie Ned & Jannie are not quite siblings but they share a fiercely close & affectionate family bond. In their bohemian Cornish home with a famous & distinguished artist as their father figure they glory in their unusual upbringing & their unconventional loving family life... Until one day a terrible tragedy destroys the foundations of that family & they have to learn to cope on their own. Moving from Cornwall to New York & back again to the West Country Susan Sallis warm & powerful novel shows us love & sorrow & family life in all its guises.