Saffron is returning home to Ellington after a long time and mainly to check on her grandfather who has had a heart attack. There are several strands in the story which have to be handled separately. The enigmatic Doctor treating her grandfather is no doctor and his presence means he is looking for something. Her late father’s research papers are the key but they seem to have disappeared. Her mother seems distanced and vague when asked anything about her father. The spiritual medium who is now in the neighbour hood preying on families who have lost loved ones in the War, adds to the problems in the house. Saffron has also brought her partner Alexander with her, and that is not proving acceptable to the family. All told very tense, and very fractured relationships.
The final outcome of healing the relationships within the family were good to read but the unfinished business with the Doctor is I think left for another book.
Historical detail is ever present in the story and the botanical highlights is interwoven throughout the story and this is what sets it apart.
Sent by Crooked Lane Books for an unbiased review, courtesy of Netgalley.
I still need to read the first book in this series!
ReplyDeleteI like how this book includes information on botany.
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