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A gripping, nail-biting adventure set in Scotland, from the original queen of romantic suspense

Total heaven. I''d rather read her than most other authors'' Harriet Evans

When Rose Fenemore takes a desperately needed holiday to an isolated cottage on the Scottish island of Moila she doesn''t expect much in the way of adventure - just a few quiet weeks of writing, walking and bird-watching.

And then, late one night during a wild storm, two young men appear in her doorway, seeking shelter from the wind and rain. Neither man is quite who he claims, and the question of who to trust will put Rose in grave peril . . .

Praise for Mary Stewart:

''Mary Stewart is magic'' New York Times

''One of the great British storytellers of the 20th century'' Independent

''She set the benchmark for pace, suspense and

Trade Review
From opening to finale, this zestful romantic adventure grips, amuses, frightens and delights * Sunday Telegraph *
Mary Stewart is magic * New York Times *
The stylish, educated novels of Mary Stewart . . . arguably inspired the deluge of bestselling romantic fiction that has flooded the market in recent decades. * Guardian *
Mary Stewart sprinkled intelligence around like stardust . . . She built the bridge between classic literature and modern popular fiction. She did it first and she did it best -- Melanie Reid * Herald *
A writer of considerable skill . . . [with an] intuitive feel for the past and its re-creation in vivid, poetic detail * Telegraph *
A wonderful wordsmith . . . Stewart was among the first authors to seamlessly integrate a mystery and a romance thus allowing the two to come alive and complement each other. * Scotsman *
Lady Stewart's writing is illuminated by her evident affection for the Western Scottish landscape . . . a rattling good yarn * Sunday Telegraph *
A sunset touch . . . a gentle love story . . . a happy return * The Times *
A beautifully written, atmospheric story * Birmingham Post *
She set the bench mark for pace, suspense and romance - with a great dollop of escapism as the icing * Elizabeth Buchan *
A comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. I'd rather read her than most other authors. * Harriet Evans *

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      Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
      Publication Date: 17/03/2011
      ISBN13: 9781444715071, 978-1444715071
      ISBN10: 1444715070

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A gripping, nail-biting adventure set in Scotland, from the original queen of romantic suspense

      Total heaven. I''d rather read her than most other authors'' Harriet Evans

      When Rose Fenemore takes a desperately needed holiday to an isolated cottage on the Scottish island of Moila she doesn''t expect much in the way of adventure - just a few quiet weeks of writing, walking and bird-watching.

      And then, late one night during a wild storm, two young men appear in her doorway, seeking shelter from the wind and rain. Neither man is quite who he claims, and the question of who to trust will put Rose in grave peril . . .

      Praise for Mary Stewart:

      ''Mary Stewart is magic'' New York Times

      ''One of the great British storytellers of the 20th century'' Independent

      ''She set the benchmark for pace, suspense and

      Trade Review
      From opening to finale, this zestful romantic adventure grips, amuses, frightens and delights * Sunday Telegraph *
      Mary Stewart is magic * New York Times *
      The stylish, educated novels of Mary Stewart . . . arguably inspired the deluge of bestselling romantic fiction that has flooded the market in recent decades. * Guardian *
      Mary Stewart sprinkled intelligence around like stardust . . . She built the bridge between classic literature and modern popular fiction. She did it first and she did it best -- Melanie Reid * Herald *
      A writer of considerable skill . . . [with an] intuitive feel for the past and its re-creation in vivid, poetic detail * Telegraph *
      A wonderful wordsmith . . . Stewart was among the first authors to seamlessly integrate a mystery and a romance thus allowing the two to come alive and complement each other. * Scotsman *
      Lady Stewart's writing is illuminated by her evident affection for the Western Scottish landscape . . . a rattling good yarn * Sunday Telegraph *
      A sunset touch . . . a gentle love story . . . a happy return * The Times *
      A beautifully written, atmospheric story * Birmingham Post *
      She set the bench mark for pace, suspense and romance - with a great dollop of escapism as the icing * Elizabeth Buchan *
      A comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. I'd rather read her than most other authors. * Harriet Evans *

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