'A comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. I'd rather read her than most other authors.' Harriet Evans

Summer, 1947. Kate Herrick, a war widow, returns to her childhood home for a final visit before the house is sold. But Rose Cottage is not the idyllic paradise she remembers from her youth and someone has been there before her. As Kate uncovers an old secret that haunts the home she thought she knew, she is forced to confront a dark truth from her own past . . .

Beyond the weedy garden with its riot of rose bushes, nothing had changed. And someone was crossing the bridge to approach the garden gate. Someone I knew well . . .

A reissue in new series style of this romantic suspense novel from this much loved bestselling author

About the Author
Mary Stewart was one of the 20th century's bestselling and best-loved novelists. She was born in Sunderland, County Durham in 1916, but lived for most of her life in Scotland, a source of much inspiration for her writing. Her first novel, Madam, Will You Talk? was published in 1955 and marked the beginning of a long and acclaimed writing career. In 1971 she was awarded the International PEN Association's Frederick Niven Prize for The Crystal Cave, and in 1974 the Scottish Arts Council Award for one of her children's books, Ludo and the Star Horse. She was married to the Scottish geologist Frederick Stewart, and died in 2014.

Reviews
A sunset touch . . . A gentle love story . . . a happy return * The Times *
There are few to equal Mary Stewart as an entertainer * Daily Telegraph *
Vivid, enthralling, absolutely first class * Daily Mail *
She set the bench mark for pace, suspense and romance - with a great dollop of escapism as the icing -- Elizabeth Buchan
A comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. I'd rather read her than most other authors. -- Harriet Evans

Praise for Mary Stewart:
'A sunset touch . . . gentle love story . . . a happy return'

* The Times *
There are few to equal Mary Stewart as an entertainer * Daily Telegraph *
Vivid, enthralling, absolutely first class * Daily Mail *
She set the bench mark for pace, suspense and romance - with a great dollop of escapism as the icing * Elizabeth Buchan *
A comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. I'd rather read her than most other authors. * Harriet Evans *



Book Information
ISBN 9781444715095
Author Mary Stewart
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Hodder Paperback
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Weight(grams) 204g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 20mm