FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE LAST PEARL AND DANCING AT THE VICTORY CAFE, this is a beautiful novel about dark family secrets, betrayal, love and redemption.
2014, Pennsylvania - a leatherbound book is found buried in the ruined walls of a Quaker Meeting House. When it is sent back to the address noted on the inside cover, it prompts Rachel to question everything she thought she knew about her family's history.
1724 - West Riding, Yorkshire. Joy witnesses the birth of her sister, Rejoice, closely followed by the death of their mother. As the family breaks apart in grief, the sisters must learn how to survive in a harsh world.
Praise for Leah Fleming
'I enjoyed it enormously.It's a moving and compelling story about a lifetime's journey in search of the truth' RACHEL HORE
'A born storyteller' KATE ATKINSON
2014, Pennsylvania - a leatherbound book is found buried in the ruined walls of a Quaker Meeting House. When it is sent back to the address noted on the inside cover, it prompts Rachel to question everything she thought she knew about her family's history.
1724 - West Riding, Yorkshire. Joy witnesses the birth of her sister, Rejoice, closely followed by the death of their mother. As the family breaks apart in grief, the sisters must learn how to survive in a harsh world.
Praise for Leah Fleming
'I enjoyed it enormously.It's a moving and compelling story about a lifetime's journey in search of the truth' RACHEL HORE
'A born storyteller' KATE ATKINSON
