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Pauline Avon accepts a secretarial position with Mr. Cedar and falls for his eldest son, Mark, in the tranquil setting of a Dartmoor estate. The family’s past trauma—Mr. Cedar's son John died in a climbing accident twenty years earlier—casts a shadow over their relationships. The father’s fixation on writing John’s biography fuels resentment among his children, and a misunderstanding raises suspicions that Pauline’s and Derek’s—Mark’s younger brother—affairs are intertwining. As secrets surface, Pauline’s joy turns to desperation, and the fragile bonds within the household are tested.
First publish date: 1978
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Iris Bromige
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