Publisher's Synopsis
This novel opens with an account of the extraordinary events surrounding the life and death of Michael Dalzell, a wealthy Scottish landowner. Unsolved mysteries and strange coincidences seem inexplicable until the diary of his illegitimate daughter, Jane Wild, comes to light.;Emma Tennant has written several novels including "The Colour of Rain", "Black Marina","The Crack", "Hotel de Dream" and "The Last of the Country House Murders".
