Susan Fletcher

This is the story of an epic historic event,the Glencoe Massacre, of the difference a single heart can make - and how deep and lasting relationships can come from the most unlikely places.

When her mother dies, eight-year-old Eve is sent to live with her grandparents in rural Wales. Now an adult expecting her first child she reflects on her life, the secrets in her family and the disappearance of a local girl. Richard & Judy Bookclub

Florence Butterfield has lived an extraordinary life full of travel, passion and adventure. But, at eighty-seven, she suspects there are no more surprises to come her way. 

Then, one midsummer's night, something terrible happens - so strange and unexpected that Florrie is suspicious. Was this really an accident, or is she living alongside a would-be murderer? The only clue is a magenta envelope, discarded earlier that day. And Florrie - cheerfully independent but often overlooked - is the only person determined to uncover the truth.

As she turns detective, Florrie finds herself looking back on her own life... and a long-buried secret, traced in faded scars across her knuckles, becomes ever harder to ignore.