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The new novel from the author of Kindle bestsellers, THE MEMORY TREE and HOUSE OF SILENCE - a captivating sequel to TIME'S PRISONER, The Wyngrave Women Book 1.
1934
Hidden under the bed in her father’s studio, five-year-old Emerald Heskett watches as the picture gradually disappears, obliterated by white paint. The child doesn’t understand what she’s witnessed, but gives the new painting a name: The Snowstorm.
2020
The first lockdown is over and the women of Wyngrave Hall are coming to terms with their new lives. Retired actress, Sylvia Marlow, now blind, cannot see or even touch her granddaughter, Ros, a nurse living in isolation in a cottage in the grounds. Her partner, Bridget, begs Ros to quit before she, too, becomes a Covid statistic. Jane Summers, owner of Wyngrave and author of historical whodunnits, hasn’t seen Jesper Olsen, art conservator, since he locked down with his frail mother.
At Howthwaite Castle in Cumbria, Bella Heskett and her brother, Nick care for elderly Cousin Em as they struggle to transform the roofless ruin of their family home and its abandoned gardens into a tourist attraction. When Nick asks his old friend Jesper to visit and assess some damaged paintings, he persuades Jane to go with him to Howthwaite where they encounter the enigma of The Snowstorm and Em’s curious attachment to it. But despite their passionate reunion, when Jane learns the truth about Jesper’s past, she questions their future together.
Nick gathered up the incriminating letters, replaced them in his father’s desk and locked it, though he wasn’t sure who needed to be protected from the contents. Cousin Em would never know and Bella wouldn’t care. Nick had never asked himself why his mother drank, or why his late brother took drugs. Hesketts didn’t ask questions. The family motto was ‘Perfer et obdura’. Persist and endure.
But would Howthwaite endure…?
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Praise for TIME'S TYRANNY (Book 2 of The Wyngrave Women)
A compelling art mystery, a community of women friends living through difficult times, a hidden family history and a love story that proves to have unforeseen obstacles - all delivered with the strong characterisation and engaging storytelling that has made the author such a personal favourite. Time’s Tyranny is a deliciously convoluted mystery with unexpected twists and turns and a final resolution I found both ingenious and fascinating.
ANNE WILLIAMS Being Anne book blog
Love is always at the heart of Linda Gillard’s books and houses are always "characters". In TIME'S TYRANNY we witness the deepening friendship of a close circle of women and follow the romantic love between Jane, an easy character to empathise with, and Jesper, a flawed yet lovable hero. The twist at the end brought the novel to a perfect conclusion. I thoroughly recommend it.
SARA DOWNING, author of I Let You Fall, winner of the RNA Fantasy Romantic Novel Award.
Genre: Literary Fiction
1934
Hidden under the bed in her father’s studio, five-year-old Emerald Heskett watches as the picture gradually disappears, obliterated by white paint. The child doesn’t understand what she’s witnessed, but gives the new painting a name: The Snowstorm.
2020
The first lockdown is over and the women of Wyngrave Hall are coming to terms with their new lives. Retired actress, Sylvia Marlow, now blind, cannot see or even touch her granddaughter, Ros, a nurse living in isolation in a cottage in the grounds. Her partner, Bridget, begs Ros to quit before she, too, becomes a Covid statistic. Jane Summers, owner of Wyngrave and author of historical whodunnits, hasn’t seen Jesper Olsen, art conservator, since he locked down with his frail mother.
At Howthwaite Castle in Cumbria, Bella Heskett and her brother, Nick care for elderly Cousin Em as they struggle to transform the roofless ruin of their family home and its abandoned gardens into a tourist attraction. When Nick asks his old friend Jesper to visit and assess some damaged paintings, he persuades Jane to go with him to Howthwaite where they encounter the enigma of The Snowstorm and Em’s curious attachment to it. But despite their passionate reunion, when Jane learns the truth about Jesper’s past, she questions their future together.
Nick gathered up the incriminating letters, replaced them in his father’s desk and locked it, though he wasn’t sure who needed to be protected from the contents. Cousin Em would never know and Bella wouldn’t care. Nick had never asked himself why his mother drank, or why his late brother took drugs. Hesketts didn’t ask questions. The family motto was ‘Perfer et obdura’. Persist and endure.
But would Howthwaite endure…?
~~~
Praise for TIME'S TYRANNY (Book 2 of The Wyngrave Women)
A compelling art mystery, a community of women friends living through difficult times, a hidden family history and a love story that proves to have unforeseen obstacles - all delivered with the strong characterisation and engaging storytelling that has made the author such a personal favourite. Time’s Tyranny is a deliciously convoluted mystery with unexpected twists and turns and a final resolution I found both ingenious and fascinating.
ANNE WILLIAMS Being Anne book blog
Love is always at the heart of Linda Gillard’s books and houses are always "characters". In TIME'S TYRANNY we witness the deepening friendship of a close circle of women and follow the romantic love between Jane, an easy character to empathise with, and Jesper, a flawed yet lovable hero. The twist at the end brought the novel to a perfect conclusion. I thoroughly recommend it.
SARA DOWNING, author of I Let You Fall, winner of the RNA Fantasy Romantic Novel Award.
Genre: Literary Fiction
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