KATHLEEN MCGURL lives near the sea in Bournemouth, UK, with her husband. She has two sons who are now grown-up and have left home. She began her writing career creating short stories, and sold dozens to women’s magazines in the UK and Australia. Then she got side-tracked onto family history research – which led eventually to writing novels with genealogy themes. She has always been fascinated by the past, and the ways in which the past can influence the present, and enjoys exploring these links in her novels.
After a thirty-one-year career in the IT industry she is now a full-time author, and very much enjoying the change of lifestyle.
When not writing she likes to go out running. She also adores mountains and is never happier than when striding across the Lake District fells, following a route from a Wainwright guidebook.
You can find out more at her website: http://kathleenmcgurl.com/, or follow her on Twitter: @KathMcGurl.
‘I adore McGurl’s time-slip novels’
‘Beautifully written, a real page turner, obviously well researched I found it a fabulous read’
‘A real eye-opener, her best yet, & I have read all Kath McGurl’s books. Loved it!’
‘A clever page turner of a book that will whisk you away’
‘Easily the best book I’ve read so far this year’
‘Absolutely compelling, and a wonderful read’
‘An absorbing, dual-timeline story that packs an emotional punch’
The Emerald Comb
The Pearl Locket
The Daughters of Red Hill Hall
The Girl from Ballymor
The Drowned Village
The Forgotten Secret
The Secret of the Chateau
The Stationmaster’s Daughter
KATHLEEN MCGURL
HQ
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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2019
Copyright © Kathleen McGurl 2019
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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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Source ISBN: 9780008331115
E-book Edition © 2019 ISBN: 9780008243906
Version: 2019-07-01
Table of Contents
About the Author
Readers Love Kathleen McGurl
Also by Kathleen McGurl
Prologue
Chapter 1: Tilly – present day
Chapter 2: Ted – 1935
Chapter 3: Tilly
Chapter 4: Ted
Chapter 5: Tilly
Chapter 6: Ted
Chapter 7: Tilly
Chapter 8: Ted
Chapter 9: Tilly
Chapter 10: Ted
Chapter 11: Tilly
Chapter 12: Ted
Chapter 13: Tilly
Chapter 14: Ted
Chapter 15: Tilly
Chapter 16: Ted
Chapter 17: Tilly
Chapter 18: Ted
Chapter 19: Tilly
Chapter 20: Ted
Chapter 21: Tilly
Chapter 22: Ted
Chapter 23: Tilly
Chapter 24: Ted
Chapter 25: Tilly
Chapter 26: Ted
Chapter 27: Tilly
Chapter 28: Annie
Chapter 29: Tilly
Chapter 30: Annie
Chapter 31: Tilly
Epilogue
Author’s Note
Acknowledgements
About the Publisher
For my brother Nigel
who provided much of the inspiration for this novel