Flowers in the Rain

Through thick mist and a cold east wind, Lavinia returns to Scotland. Up at the big house Mrs Farquhar is dying. Seeing Lachlan again, Lavinia remembers her childhood holidays there: swimming in the loch, the picnics, bottle-feeding the lambs down at the farm and the evenings when they danced reels. Most of all, she remembers Mrs Farquhar's grandson Rory. In the house, as the old lady lies serene and beautiful in the bed she has slept in since coming home to Lachlan as a bride, Lavinia meets Rory once again. Flowers in the Rain is one of sixteen stories, each giving another magical glimpse into Rosamunde Pilcher's world. The world in which most would prefer to live all the time. Her genius is to create characters you really care for Daily Express Pilcher's storytelling skills are serene and beguiling The Times It is never too soon to discover Rosamunde Pilcher Good Housekeeping Whether she is being poignant, wry or perceptive, Rosamunde Pilcher is always gentle Woman's Realm