Product Description

Emmie Dart was nearly 40 years old when Walter asked her to marry him. He was younger than her and had a secret in his past that he asked Emmie to share with him. Almost 50 years and three generations later, the secret is revealed - a secret that nearly breaks the family apart.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #464775 in Books
• Published on: 1995-08-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 475 pages

From the Back Cover
Emmie Dart was nearly forty years old and servant to old Canon James when Walter asked her to marry him. He was the Canon's son, younger than she was, and a gentleman - even though a rather dilettante drifter who had really done very little with his life. But Walter had a secret in his past that he asked Emmie to share with him - and she, in turn, told him of her harsh and cruel background that made her feel unworthy to be anyone's wife.

In spite of everything the marriage worked. Walter became Station Master at the lazy, sundrenched little country station of Dymock. Emmie set about rearing her three children, all so different. As Walter and Emmie watched their children grow, marry, have children of their own, so three women began to dominate the family - Dorothy, who was proud, loyal, strong, and frequently extremely angry with the James family into which she had married, Kildie, illegitimate, manipulative, and causing constant strife and drama, and Holly, the third generation, whose loving spirit often held them all together.

It was more than fifty years before Walter James's secret was revealed - a secret that nearly broke the family apart.

About the Author
Susan Sallis
Susan Sallis is now firmly established as one of the most successful writers of engaging family sagas. Her novels include the Rising family sequence, Summer Visitors, By Sun and Candlelight, An Ordinary Woman, Daughters of the Moon, Sweeter Than Wine, Water Under the Bridge, Touched by Angels, Choices, Come Rain or Shine, The Keys to the Garden, The Apple Barrel, Sea of Dreams and Time of Arrival. She lives in Clevedon, Somerset.

Customer Reviews

Water under the bridge
This was a very disappointing read. I struggled to the end but enjoyed it far less than all the other books I have read by this author.