Katherine McMahon

Her father is a favoured courtier of James 1, yet her grandmother is a devout Catholic, causing Isabel Stanhope to lead a double life. Torn between her duty to her father and her own desperate longings, Isabel leaves Jacobean London and travels to war torn Europe.

Emilie Seldon has been raised by her father who wants to turn her into a philosopher and alchemist, but he fails to teach her about the mysteries of the human heart. In 1725, two fascinating strangers arrive and her father's spell is broken. Banished to London she has much to learn about human nature and her family's complicated past.

Mariella and her cousin Rosa are completely different in character although facially you would believe them to be sisters. This story tells of their journeys through the Crimea and relationships. One in particular finds her journey very rewarding. Richard & Judy Bookclub