When Emily Kingsley arrives at the church, late and sad, for her Great Aunt Mary's funeral, she has no idea that her life is about to change completely.
And when she discovers Johnnie is back in the area, she knows everything is about to change. Sooner or later the story must break, and when it does, there will surely be terrible consequences.
I realised thatsince Fergus and all that trauma, you've become much more attractive. Pre Fergus you were abitsmug, you know. Little Miss Perfect. ... No wonderthey're allfalling in love withyou.' Sophie smiled. 'Hardly all,'she said.
When Emily Kingsley arrives at the church, late and sad, for her Great Aunt Mary’s funeral, she has no idea that her life is about to change completely.
This is what country people call a blackthorn winter. For Claudia Barron, the blackthorn winter of that particular April is like a metaphor for her whole life: for the end of glamour, financial security and marriage.