Book description
After five years, lawyer Hugh Gwynne's most difficult case has finally
come to court. His client Tom Deacon is claiming damages for
post-traumatic stress after a car accident in which he witnessed the
death of his young daughter by fire. The case is going well, it seems
certain Tom will win the compensation that will enable him to pick up
the pieces of his shattered life. Then Hugh receives an anonymous letter
that throws him into an impossible dilemma. To stay on the case is
unethical, to withdraw will threaten its success, and Tom Deacon,
revealing himself in an entirely new light, makes it clear that such
treachery will not be forgiven. For Hugh the dilemma is intensified by
the contrast between their lives: Tom tormented by flashbacks, jobless,
with a broken marriage and two children he hardly sees; Hugh with what
he regards as a blessed existence, a rewarding life as a jobbing
solicitor and an intensely happy marriage to Lizzie, with whom he has
two adopted children, Lou away on her gap year, and fragile, sensitive
Charlie who seems to have overcome his personal demons. Then one night
Hugh's life changes for ever. His happiness is snatched away, and he,
like Tom, must face a lifetime of troubling memories. 'Homeland is a
thoughtful, deeply atmospheric novel' Daily Mail
Clare Francis is the author of ten international bestsellers,
including Homeland, Deceit, Betrayal and A Death Divided. She has also
written three non-fiction books about her voyages across the oceans of
the world. She lives in London.
