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Book SynopsisRose Gregory has suffered a devastating blow, a double bereavement from which months later she is still reeling. Sanctuary and rest are prescribed by her doctor. But when she arrives at her refuge, a dank and decaying Monastery, she finds it is not the haven promised. Despite the veneer of calm contemplation, the Monastery turns out to be a hotbed of intrigue and disharmony. Rose witnesses bullying and cruelty and ultimately in defence of the vulnerable turns to violence herself. Sylvia Colley’s extraordinary understanding of a woman’s struggle to deal with grief, the denial, the anger, the loneliness, is described without sentimentality. A beautifully written and moving story.
Trade Review‘Sylvia Colley writes so movingly about grief. This is a very good book’ Piers Plowright, Radio 4. ‘I was very impressed with Ask Me to Dance, perfectly structured and so moving’ Anne Cater, ‘A touching and beautiful novel’ Love Reading
