Book description
Carmel Benbow's first love has always been her garden and, since her
husband's death, little else has occupied her. But her children,
long-starved of a mother's affections are suffering. Seventeen-year-old
Michael John is a vicious bully, his younger brother, Ambrose, his
primary target, and Astrid, the eldest, is embroiled in a highly
unsuitable affair. As the First World War approaches, the family is on
the verge of disintegration, but help comes from an unusual source.
Keziah, a lifelong friend, traveller and horse-dealer, uses her
controversial magic on the family, but will her influence be enough to
rescue Michael John from himself, Ambrose from Michael John and Astrid
from her lover? Wendy Robertson grew up in the North of England, one
of four children whose widowed mother, an ex-nurse, worked in a factory.
Wendy has worked as a teacher and lecturer, gaining a Masters whilst
also writing short stories, articles, a column in the Northern Echo and
novels for young adults. At present, she is Writer In Residence at Long
Newton Prison.
