CAPE COD STANDARD, MONDAY SEPT 2ND 1968
In the early hours of Sunday morning a custom built, imported
European automobile left the approach road to the Brosna Estate,
crashed and burst into flames. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the
vehicle with four people inside, being driven erratically before
the incident. The vehicle is registered to Robert  Bobby' Brosna,
heir to the multi-million-dollar Brosna Empire. Rumours he was at
the wheel remain unconfirmed.
America 1968. Protests against the Vietnam War, for Civil Rights,
sit-ins, love-ins, happenings Â- youth pitted against the
establishment, hoping to create a better world.
Everyone has one special summer. For British students Penny and
Kate, and Americans Bobby and Sandy, it was that summer on Cape Cod.
Warm languid days filled with love, laughter and music. Until the
night Bobby's car crashed and burst into flames, and a bitter old
woman took control, changing the survivors' lives for ever.
One of the four was killed, another damaged; a third disappeared
never to be seen by family or friends again. Penny survived, only to
be haunted for almost twenty years by a dark and dangerous secret.
Then a letter arrives asking Penny to return to America to help
right the wrongs of that fateful night. But has she the courage?
Catrin Collier has published thirty-seven novels worldwide; in
English and translation. She has had three stage plays professionally
performed in addition to publishing various articles, short stories
etc. Her first Catrin Collier novel, Hearts of Gold was filmed
as a miniseries by BBC Worldwide and attracted an audience of 6. 8
million viewers when shown on UK network TV. Catrin has taught
Creative Writing at various places including Swansea University,
prisons and arts clubs. She was also a writer in residence at Killay
playgroup for children with special needs. Catrin has participated in
Radio/TV Arts programmes and worked as a radio presenter, researcher
and broadcaster.
