Paradise has been home to generations of Trevannions: Paradise, the house at the head of a sheltered Cornish valley where Mrs Trevannion lives, surrounded by her family. Frail and elderly, Honor Trevannion, bedridden following a nasty fall, is inexplicably anxious and distressed by the arrival of a young American bearing an old black-and-white photograph of a double wedding and looking for a long-lost relative.Honor’s children Bruno and Emma, granddaughter Joss and faithful cousin Mousie try to nurse Honor back to health, unaware of the secrets she keeps from those closest to her. Increasingly troubled and confused, she begs Joss to find a cache of letters that have been hidden for fifty years.Too late to hear the story from Honor herself, the family is faced with revelations that could destroy the tranquility of life in their beloved valley. Will they be torn apart or can they unite in admiration for one woman’s courage in standing by the life-changing decision she made so many years ago?

MARCIA WILLETT was born is Somerset and now lives in deepest Devon with her husband and their large dog. A former ballet dancer and teacher, she is the author many books, including The Children’s Hour, The Birdcage, The Golden Cup, Echoes of the Dance, Memories of the Storm and The Way We Were.

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