Can Lark take the path of the woman who went before her and learn to follow her heart?
Lark is a much-loved forces sweetheart spreading comfort as she sings in the music halls while Scotland's sons fight in the Great War. But despite her fortune, Lark yearns for a life away from the crowds. She sets out to make a fresh start in the Border country seeking the contentment that has eluded her.
Decades earlier, Lark's great-grandmother, Jane, found herself in the same hills, in unhappy circumstances. Yet the beauty of the land brought peace to her when all hope seemed lost.A poignant and atmospheric multigenerational saga for fans of Val Wood and Tessa Barlcay. Elisabeth McNeill was a long-established freelance journalist and broadcaster who wrote five non-fiction books and 26 novels. She lived with a miniature dachshund in the oldest inhabited village on the Scottish borders, where she spent most of her school days.
