An enchanting, timeless tale of forbidden love, treachery and secrets of the past, set in the modern day and Wiltshire in 1665.

Praise for Susanna Kearsley: 
‘I’ve loved every one of Susanna’s books! She has bedrock research and a butterfly’s delicate touch with characters - historical fiction that pulls you in and won’t let go!’ Diana Gabaldon 
‘Kearsley has a poetic sensibility and a sense of mystery; she could write the modern Rebecca.’ The Bookseller 
‘Evocative and romantic’ Nicola Cornick
‘Sometimes an author catches lightning in a bottle, and Susanna Kearsley does just that’
New York Journal of Books
‘A deeply engaging romance and a compelling historical novel…Susanna Kearsley has written a marvellous book.’ Bernard Cornwell
‘One of Canada’s best historical fiction writers’ The Globe and Mail
‘Kearsley is nothing less than a magician weaving together the past and the present… utterly unputdownable’ M J Rose
‘A master storyteller’ Leslie Howard