Stand-alone sequel to The Dancing Stone. Set in Paisley in the 1920s.
A superb saga from Sunday Times bestselling author Evelyn Hood.
'Scotland's Catherine Cookson' Scots Magazine
'Hood is immaculate in her historical detail' Herald
'Evelyn Hood is a fantastic writer, bringing the past to life and drawing you right into the story' ***** Reader Review
In a decade of peace and change, uncomfortable new conflicts are looming.
Paisley, 1920.
Fiona MacDowall has made it clear she intends to inherit her father's furniture emporium. Her half-brother Alex has other ideas, but it's Alex's wife Rose who objects most.
Rose is a businesswoman in her own right, running Harlequin, the town's grandest and most successful dressmaker's. She is sure Fiona will stop at nothing to get what she wants, and Rose suspects that includes her own business.
But there are bigger troubles on the horizon for the inhabitants of Paisley. When Irish cabinetmaker Joe McCart arrives with his family and a dark secret in tow, the community is left reeling.
Hood is immaculate in her historical detai - The Herald
Author of 28 published novels, Evelyn Hood has had a variety of jobs, including being a journalist and a poultry farmer. She is now a full time writer, best known for her family sagas, set mainly in her home town of Paisley (Renfrewshire) and on the Clyde coast, where she now lives. Evelyn has also written several one-act stage plays, which are regularly performed all over the world, as well as short stories, pantomimes and children's musicals.