by WendyRobertson (Author)
Carmel Benbow's first love has always been her garden and, since her husband's death, little else has occupied her. But her children, long-starved of a mother's affections are suffering. Seventeen-year-old Michaeljohn is a vicious bully, his younger brother, Ambrose, his primary target, and Astrid, the eldest, is embroiled in a highly unsuitable affair. As the First World War approaches, the family is on the verge of disintegration, but help comes from an unusual source. Keziah, a lifelong friend, traveller and horse-dealer, uses her controversial magic on the family, but will her influence be enough to rescue Michaeljohn from himself, Ambrose from Michaeljohn and Astrid from her lover?
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Edition: First Edition, First Impression
Publisher: Headline
Published: 01 Sep 2003
ISBN 10: 0747272174
ISBN 13: 9780747272175
Book Overview: Wendy Robertson was shortlisted for the Northern Rock Foundation Writer Award 2002. Her other novels include My Dark-Eyed Girl , The Jagged Window , The Long Journey Home and Where Hope Lives .