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Jayne Ferguson has always been a keeper of secrets, most especially her own . . . If theres one thing Jayne Ferguson has learnt in her life, its that every blessing comes with a curse. She married the most handsome man on the isle of St Kilda - but hes a bully. She inherited her mothers gift of second sight - but only ever forsees her fellow islanders deaths. She has learnt to keep to herself, treading in the shadows and shirking the highs for fear of the lows. When a needless death strikes at the heart of her home, Jaynes bad marriage becomes worse and she finds solace with an unlikely friend. Glimmers of happiness tantalise her, though theres no possibility for anything more, especially once word comes of St Kildas evacuation. But as the day draws near, tensions on the island rise. Secrets are being forced to the surface, passions and enmities erupting with equal violence. A man is killed, as Jayne knew he would be, and her closest friends Effie, Mhairi and Flora are each implicated. On the mainland, the villagers scatter into new lives, hoping distance means refuge. But then Jayne has another of her dreams and she knows the past isnt done with them yet.
Jayne Ferguson has always been a keeper of secrets, most especially her own . . .
If theres one thing Jayne Ferguson has learnt in her life, its that every blessing comes with a curse. She married the most handsome man on the isle of St Kilda - but hes a bully. She inherited her mothers gift of second sight - but only ever forsees her fellow islanders deaths. She has learnt to keep to herself, treading in the shadows and shirking the highs for fear of the lows.
When a needless death strikes at the heart of her home, Jaynes bad marriage becomes worse and she finds solace with an unlikely friend. Glimmers of happiness tantalise her, though theres no possibility for anything more, especially once word comes of St Kildas evacuation.
But as the day draws near, tensions on the island rise. Secrets are being forced to the surface, passions and enmities erupting with equal violence. A man is killed, as Jayne knew he would be, and her closest friends Effie, Mhairi and Flora are each implicated.
On the mainland, the villagers scatter into new lives, hoping distance means refuge. But then Jayne has another of her dreams and she knows the past isnt done with them yet.