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Jane Marsh enjoys a silent summer on a Californian beach, reflecting on her childhood at the remote Scottish estate of Elvie. The heather‑clad hills, silvery loch, and her grandmother’s stories linger in her mind, as does the memory of Sinclair, the man she once envisioned marrying. When a lawyer from the estate arrives with an urgent summons, Jane is compelled to return to Scotland. There she discovers that passion, not gentle love, awaits—along with the unsettling truth that she might be treading toward the wrong man.
First publish date: 1975
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Rosamunde Pilcher
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