Product Description

A polgnant and sensitive novel of family relationships, set in a traditional English farming community immediately after WWII Bess Bennett is just ten years old when she first meets Ian Sinclair at the annual Harvest Home supper. The Sinclair family are new to the village and are seen by most as outsiders, especially as rumours begin to circulate about the relationship between Bess' father and Ian's mother, Isabella. Meanwhile Edgar Bennett, an ambitious man, will let nothing stand in the way of his determination to extend his land by joining his family with that of the local gentry - even if this means sacrificing his daughter. And so young Bess finds herself torn between her love for her father, and her growing feelings for Ian...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3808873 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 346 pages

About the Author
Jean Chapman is the author of many short stories and some twelve novels, of which the latest, A New Beginning, was published in 2001. The Unreasoning Earth and The Red Pavilion were both shortlisted for the Parker Pen Romantic Novel of the Year Award. She is a lecturer in creative writing, and is currently Chairman of the Romantic Novelists Association. Her books have been published all round the world. Jean Chapman lives in a small village in Leicestershire.

Customer Reviews

Emotional Roller Coaster.
This latest book by Jean Chapman is a pure delight, It deals with so many types of relationships, between Mother, Daughter,Father,Daughter, Grandparents Friends and Lovers.All interwoven within an engrossing Story.
A really good read, I was even in tears in places.