Customer Reviews
Gently Captivating Beautiful Story - By: Jenna, 09 Jul 2007 
This lovely story is about a difficult choice made by a young woman in critical circumstances & the ripple effect this has on her & the next two generations of the family.
Marcia Willett's narrative is set in a beautiful vallley leading down to the dramatic North Cornish coastline, & begins by highlighting the frail condition of elderly Honor Trevannion, whose family are gathered around her as she approaches the end of her life. But Honor has a secret, & when an American stranger turns up looking for a long lost relative, old ghosts & feelings are brought to the surface once more. She entrusts her well-loved granddaughter with the task of searching out a bundle of old letters, & through these, Honor's true story is told.
Ms Willet has a wonderful gift for writing evocative & atmospheric prose, & her attention to detail is meticulous. Although the story begins rather slowly, & characters are dropped into the narrative without explanation of who they are in relation to each other, it isn't difficult to start to link them into a framework, as there aren't too many of them. Very graduallly the reader is drawn into a web of feelings, portrayed with a skill that catches the attention almost imperceptibly at first, until the reader becomes cradled in this gentle, moving tale, which weaves its way towards its conclusion with great compassion & understanding of human emotions. The captivating, beautifully constructed chapters, populated with characters it is easy to become attached to, create a tale that stays in the memory long after the last page has been turned.
Don't miss this one! - By: M. Hibbard, 11 Jul 2005 
I couldn't wait to read another Marcia Willett story, & I was not disappointed! This book was amazing! Lots of fun twists to the plot,that make you want to keep reading hour after hour!!I have read alot(and I'll keep ordering until it's ALL!)of Ms. Willett's books & each one is so unique!The only thing that is the same in alll of her books is her ability to make her characters life-like. This, I believe, is what keeps us alll coming back to read a new Marcia Willett story!! If you have not read this author,do yourself a favor & check out ANY of her books! Please keep the great stories coming Ms. Willett!!!
