They want to move on-but one terrible truth could shatter it all. As a widowed mother of three, new love seems impossible for Freya-until she meets Duncan, and suddenly she feels alive again. But there are secrets afflicting Freya's family, some more sinister than others, that could destroy their relationship before it has a chance to flourish. While Freya's older children are less than welcoming, six-year-old Sophie helps Duncan find his place in the family-but even Sophie harbours fears that threaten to overshadow any chance of a new start. The past is hard to leave behind when pictures of Freya's idolised late husband hang in every room, and the more Duncan tries to find the source of Sophie's anxiety, the more he is convinced that Reuben was not the perfect husband and father Freya remembers. Tormented by concern and his own insecurity, Duncan begins an obsessive investigation into the dead man's past. But when his good intentions lead him in too deep, he risks destroying everything he has built with Freya-and the whole family's second chance at happiness.

About the Author
Jane Bailey is the author of six novels and a book of comic verse. Her first novel was shortlisted for the Dillon's Prize. She is writer-in-residence for Cheltenham Festival's First Story, which promotes creative writing in schools in low-income communities, and for Beyond Words, which takes creative writing to young people in Gloucestershire Hospitals. Jane lives in Gloucestershire.

Reviews
"Gently told, warm and engaging, Lark Song charts the lives and private anxieties of an ordinary family as they try to overcome loss and accept they are allowed to be happy again." -Rachel Joyce, bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry "A captivating story, full of love, buried secrets, and a shocking betrayal. Unputdownable!" -Sue Limb, writer and broadcaster "Jane Bailey combines lightness of touch with a deep well of emotional intelligence. This story...is affecting, wise and lovely." -Kate Riordan, author of The Stranger and The Girl in the Photograph "Lark Song is a beguiling, heart-tugging novel that comes complete with some of the most convincingly written child characters I've encountered in grown-up fiction." -Caroline Sanderson, editor at The Bookseller "Lark Song is a love story with a dark betrayal at its heart that is nevertheless funny, tender, thoughtful, and romantic...with characters and a plot reminiscent of Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca in a very up-to-date setting. I loved this book." -Karen Byrom, My Weekly



Book Information
ISBN 9781477805121
Author Jane Bailey
Format Paperback
Page Count 350
Imprint Lake Union Publishing
Publisher Amazon Publishing