Matthew's Daughter

When Caroline Penrose leaves her wartime service in the WAAF she returns to her father's flower farm in Cornwall, hoping to find the peace and quiet she needs after the death of her Polish lover. But she soon becomes aware of an atmosphere of secrecy and intrigue between her father Matthew, her best friend Jenny, daughter of the rector Paul Tremaine, his wife Barbara and Grace Brendon, Matthew's housekeeper.The headstrong Caroline, caught up in the murky field of human relationships, is determined to confront what appears to be a conspiracy of silence, but her efforts open doors onto some even deeper and more complicated secrets. A journey with the enigmatic Frenchman Charles de la Tour across France in search of a missing wife and child and her subsequent involvement with the charming but dangerous to know Francis Lindsey, bring further revelations; some joyous, some distressing, others deeply moving; all of them to be resolved before Caroline can find the peace and fulfilment she desires.