Product Description

The residents of Prior's Ford are facing more upheaval ...There are new arrivals at Prior's Ford - Meredith and Genevieve Whitelaw - who are determined to shake things up. Meanwhile, Alastair Marshall finds he is missing Clarissa Ramsay, now travelling the world to recover from the shock of her husband's affair, more than he would like to admit. At Tarbethill Farm, the McNair family is struggling to make ends meet, and face the prospect of losing the livelihood that has been in their family for generations. And Jenny Forsyth is to be reunited with her step-daughter Maggie - but Maggie is now a precocious teenager very unhappy at the idea of country life, and determined to cause trouble ...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3604 in Books
• Published on: 2009-01-08
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

Review
'Village life in the Scottish borders is perfectly captured in this first book of a new series, which will appeal to you if you enjoyed Rebecca Shaw or Gervaise Phinn. Recommended.' The Book Bag

About the Author
This is the second novel in the Prior's Ford series. Eve Houston lives in Scotland. Visit www.evehouston.co.uk for more information.

Customer Reviews

Reader returns to Prior Ford
Eve Houston takes us back to the Scottish village of Priors Ford, its residents and the wonderful scenery.

Houston has captured the same strength in village tales as Rebecca Shaw. I may even venture to say that Houston is showing more strength than Shaw. When we left Secrets in Priors Ford, Clarissa Ramsey newly widowed and having formed new relationships has embarked on her world tour and we keep in touch with this character through her letters to Alastair, in case we forget about her. It is good to know that it appears the characters are here to stay and will not be flitting in and out one book.

Clarissa's house is let out to Meredith Whitelaw, soap actress who finds her role cut short and seeks some 'resting' time only to upset the locals and make an impact into the local Drama group. Though through her interfering within amateur dramatics, Ewan McNair the son of a local farmer is brought passionately together with Alison Greenlees widowed with a young son and a helpful interest in worms.

With Meredith comes her long suffering daughter Ginny, who falls in love with everything that is not what her mother aspires for her. Ginny's involvement at Linn Hall sees the restoration of the Ralston-Kerr's ancestral pile slowly taking place. The Ralston-Kerr's are the strongest characters in this book (and the previous) the run down large village house, its history, its future, its gardens and its inhabitants make for delightful reading. There is plenty of mileage in this story and will be the main reasons I pick up book three when it is published. What I really want to know is, is Rowena really related to the Ralston-Kerr's? You will have to read the book to find out who Rowena is.

Other characters; friends Ingrid, Helen and Jenny appear throughout the book and Helen cleverly deals with family relationships and how fractured they can become but also how friends can be separated merely by what housing estate they live on. Also back is the Reverend Naomi with her vibrant personality and advice which is just pure common sense and not heavily religious returns resembling a Jamaican Vicar of Dibley. Another character that will surely have some longevity in this series.

An easily absorbing book which whiles away a few hours and leaves you with a lovely warm feeling as all good village tales do.

Book lover
This book arrived as promised. It is a gift and the condition is perfect