A Secret Garden Affair: From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes the most captivating new historical romance and family drama of 2023, perfect for fans of Sally Page!

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Have just started Swallowtail Summer and am delighted to read Woodside nursing home is featured again… I know am going to enjoy this read so much. I thought she was a terrific creation and I loved her feistiness and refusal to do what others expected of her.

Libby, a woman whose wedding plans are cancelled when she finds out her fiance is cheating on her, and her great aunt, Bess, who has worked for the third main character, Elfrida, for the best part of her life. She wishes to keep writing such interesting stories for many more years to come and achieve the love and support of her fans like she always has. Elfrida Ambrose has supported heself and the upkeep of Larkspur House designing gardens in England and overseas for many wealthy people , and over the years Bess travelled with her as her ladies maid. Though Liby may be running from the present she may find a lot more about their past and how it affects her.

A glorious summer story which sizzles with passion: idyllic location, compelling characters and lives so . She began writing after attending a creative writing course at the Arvon Foundation, and published her first novel in 1996.

To read more about the site or if you want a graphic to link to us, see the about page for more details. Through the tragic story of Floriana, Esme remembers her own story when she lived at the lake when she was 19 years old. A wonderful closeness grows up between them over the years after everything they have been through together, even though they begin the story in very different places socially.Hilary Parker is very happy: she has a kind, caring husband, David, two lively children, and she immerses herself in both family life and life in the village of Hulme Welford, which has been her home since childhood. I'm pretty sure I'll be in the minority, and I'm pretty sure my late mother would have absolutely loved it.