A Step In The Dark: A spellbinding novel of passion, tragedy and dark secrets

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A powerful family drama set in India and Scotland, from 1915 to the 1960s

It's 1915 when young Bess Ravenhart, recently widowed, leaves her baby son Frazer with her mother-in-law, Cora, while she sails from India to Britain to set up a home. But Cora has no intention of returning Frazer to his mother's care. Though Bess makes a new life in Edinburgh and knows the joy - and pain - of motherhood with further children, her heart always aches for the little boy she left behind. When Frazer travels to Scotland twenty years later, it seems Bess's dreams of a reconciliation will come true. But Frazer trails danger in his wake, and it's possible that not only he but also Bess and her whole family will live to rue the day of his return...

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Praise for Judith Lennox: The unforgettable story of the secrets that can bind a family or ultimately destroy one * Reading Evening Post *
Judith Lennox's writing is so keenly honest it could sever heartstrings * Daily Mail *
A fast-moving, complex story * The Times *
Completely unputdownable... a lovely, entrancing book * New Books Magazine *
A gripping and intelligent romance * Good Book Guide *
A sensitive examination of love and loss by this master storyteller * Choice Magazine *
The characters are in many ways so normal, yet in other ways so unbelievably wonderful, in this gripping and heartfelt story * Newcastle Herald *
Compelling storytelling * Woman & Home *
A compelling novel... Lennox's prose is detailed but never overly dense and powerful when describing prosaic scenes * Sunday Express *
A novel of passion and intrigue, this is an enjoyable read populated by believable characters * Candis *
Praise for Judith Lennox's novels: 'A fast-moving, complex story * The Times *
A beautifully turned, compassionate novel. Judith Lennox's writing is so keenly honest it could sever heartstrings * Daily Mail *
Great, old-fashioned storytelling in the best sense * Daily Express *
A definite contender for Rosamunde Pilcher's crown * Bookseller *

Author Bio

Judith Lennoxgrew up in rural Hampshire and studied at the University of Lancaster, where she met her husband;they have three adult children.Her novel"THE WINTER HOUSE was shortlisted for the RNA award. Translation rights in European territories have been sold on many of Judith's novels.