Newlyweds Rhoda and James arrive at their new home, Boscath Farm House near the Scottish village of Mureth. James must adjust to the responsibility of running a sheep farm - and Rhoda, an accomplished artist used to the bright lights and bustle of London, to life in an isolated rural area where the winters are harsh and unforgiving. Encouraged by James, Rhoda continues to paint, in addition to taking a young boy under her wing and nurturing his artistic talent. But one of her portraits will stir up the embers of a long-buried secret, with unexpected consequences for the community...
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D.E. Stevenson was a bestselling Scottish novelist, famed for her witty, romantic “Mrs Tim” series. After early life near Glasgow, she settled in Moffat during the Second World War, where she wrote most of her novels. She died there in 1973.
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