The Memory Tree

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Can the power of love overcome lifes darkest memories and deepest losses When her favourite beech tree is felled in a storm, Ann feels as if someone has died. But when long-hidden seed packets are found inside the trunk, Ann realises there are more memories than her own lurking within the ancient tree A century earlier, head gardener William Hatherwick and Hester Mordaunt, mistress of Beechgrave, share a love for the mighty estateand an undeclared love for each other. But when war breaks out, William is sent to the battlefields of France, and as the conflict rages on, Hester grieves beneath the tree. Can she and William ever find happiness once hes witnessed the horror of the trenches In the present day, historian Connor Grenville wants to understand why his late grandmother tried to destroy Hesters archive before she died. Who was she trying to protect and why His findings bring long-suppressed memories back to Anns mind Beneath the shadow of the tree, love is won and lost, and secrets are hidden and revealed. Will the truth heal the wounds that lie buried in the past Revised edition: Previously published as The Trysting Tree, this edition of The Memory Tree includes editorial revisions.

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A nostalgic, romantic, and emotional readquite simply breathtaking. Brew and Books Review

Author Bio

Linda Gillard lives in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, and has been an actress, journalist and teacher. Shes the author of eight novels, including Star Gazing, shortlisted in 2009 for Romantic Novel of the Year and the Robin Jenkins Literary Award. Star Gazing was also voted Favourite Romantic Novel 19602010 by Womans Weekly readers. Lindas fourth novel, House of Silence, became a Kindle bestseller and was selected by Amazon as one of its Top Ten Best of 2011 in the Indie Author category. Find out more about Linda at www.lindagillard.co.uk.