Cleverly woven dual timeline historical mystery and family saga set in the 1880s and 1940s, told from multiple points of view with great evocation of time and place.
One of the first women to be awarded a degree from Cambridge, Caro has her future with her husband Alasdair mapped out in London. But things don't quite go to plan and she finds herself trying to cope with living in a run-down cottage in rural Scotland with a small baby, rationing and an overbearing mother-in-law living nearby in the family castle.
Caro is delighted when the opportunity arises to use her research skills to discover who Alasdair's great-grandmother was and why she has been removed from the family tree. As well as unravelling the mystery, we explore the family dynamics, uncovering bigotry and learning about the first Arctic explorers and whaling ships.
An exciting adventure and a great exploration of daughter-in-law / mother-in-law relationships.
One of the first women to be awarded a degree from Cambridge, Caro has her future with her husband Alasdair mapped out in London. But things don't quite go to plan and she finds herself trying to cope with living in a run-down cottage in rural Scotland with a small baby, rationing and an overbearing mother-in-law living nearby in the family castle.
Caro is delighted when the opportunity arises to use her research skills to discover who Alasdair's great-grandmother was and why she has been removed from the family tree. As well as unravelling the mystery, we explore the family dynamics, uncovering bigotry and learning about the first Arctic explorers and whaling ships.
An exciting adventure and a great exploration of daughter-in-law / mother-in-law relationships.