**β[A] lovely, gentle romance wrapped in a mysteryβ set on Scotlandβs Orkney Islands from the author of _The Time of the Flood_ ( _Dear Author_ ).** Freda Nicholson was always an aloof and mysterious character within her family. So much so, that Emma Mason knows nothing of this distant great-au
Orkney Mystery
β Scribed by Miranda Barnes
- Book ID
- 111204419
- Publisher
- Endeavour Media
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 72 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781839010712
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β¦ Synopsis
"[A] lovely, gentle romance wrapped in a mystery" set on Scotland's Orkney Islands from the author of The Time of the Flood (Dear Author).
Freda Nicholson was always an aloof and mysterious character within her family. So much so, that Emma Mason knows nothing of this distant great-aunt and neither do her relatives. This is all about to change when Freda dies and leaves her home, Broch House, to Emma.
Mystified, Emma travels to the northernmost stretches of the United Kingdom, to the Orkney Islands, so she can get her aunt's property back into shape and sell it. Upon her arrival, Emma sets to find out some information about her long-lost aunt, hoping to learn why Freda left Broch House to her, of all the relatives, and why a woman of ninety was living in such a large house by herself.
As Emma delves into her aunt's life, she becomes increasingly charmed by the ancient and untouched landscapeβand by wildlife photographer Gregor McEwan, the local who helps her piece together parts of the puzzle. The closer Emma gets to unraveling the truth about her mysterious aunt, the harder it will be to forget Orkney . . . and the man who has helped her the most.
Praise for Miranda Barnes
"Another well told story in compact novella length." βDear Author (starred review) on The Stranger Next Door
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