The Heart Beats in Secret

In the kitchen, the fridge hummed gently and the clock kept ticking, its electric cord twisting down to the outlet near the cooker. Pinned to the wall by the door, there was a postcard from the gallery. Felicity must have sent that over–a photo of the giant spider sculpture that sat between the g......more

When I read this book, I was taken back to Southern Scotland, which I know and love, and to Eastern Canada, which I came to know and love. I felt deep affection for these women and their stories. I walked a tightrope of tension - wanting to devour it all at once, but taking the time to savour it. I......more

"What are heavy? Sea-sand and sorrow: What are brief? To-day and to-morrow: What are frail? Spring blossoms and youth: What are deep? The ocean and truth." ~ Christina Gerogina Rossetti ~ I was first drawn to the evocative cover of this novel, I wanted to know more about the three generations of women:......more

Secret sand where in the book they lead, fascination plot, the association between the grandmother and the granddaughter who was no blood relative shows how one is influenced by the people who raise them, this happened to me. The very diverse lifestyle chosen by a quick error that actually sorted the......more