By Edward Hogan
The unexpected loss of life of David Bryant, the charismatic proprietor of a rambling Derbyshire natural world park, leaves an indelible mark on 3 very diverse humans. David's younger widow, Maggie, struggles to maintain the park and to forge friendships untainted by means of the suspicions of others. His outdated pal Louisa, a falconer who lives at the grounds, simply desires to be left on my own together with her hawks and the darkish mystery she has shared with David on the grounds that their early life. in the meantime, Christopher, David's eccentric teenage son from an previous marriage, strives for a existence past the park and trawls the web for a lady who stocks his kin values. With the arriving of a stranger, and unexpected catastrophe amid the worst rains for 100 years, the loyalties of Maggie, Louisa and Christopher might be stretched to verge of collapse, and every needs to face the choices with a purpose to outline them...
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