Vivien Heilbron

Sandy McLean is training to be a doctor, then a top surgeon, as his father has planned! But he is unhappy and struggles with his studies as he would rather be an artist. When he falls in love with Sophie he starts to rebel against his father.

On the remote Shetland islands a woman’s mutilated body is found. Tora Hamilton, consultant obstetrician, uses her position at the local hospital to access information and discovers a pattern of missing women and links to ancient legends. Dark secrets are being guarded and Tora finds herself isolated from those she trusts.

The story focuses on one family of several generations during one year of their life. There are changes in store for Lily, her siblings, her husband, their daughter, her parents and her grandfather. X rated, contains offensive language and explicit sex.