The Light Within Us
Author | : Charlotte Betts |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 2021 |
ISBN-10 | : 1444847473 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781444847475 |
Rating | : 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Cornwall, 1891. Talented painter Edith Fairchild is poised to begin a life of newlywed bliss and artistic creation in the inspiring setting of Spindrift House, freshly inherited by her charming husband, Benedict. But when her honeymoon turns sour, her dreams are all but dashed and after a moment of madness and desire she finds herself pregnant with another man's child. Edith swears never to tell her secret and devotes herself to her art. Joined at Spindrift House by her friends - larissa, Dora and the secret father of her child, Pascal - together they turn the house into a budding artists' community. But the weight of their secrets soon threatens to tear apart their paradise forever.