Figs in Frost
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Publisher Description
Lucia marries young, yielding more to her parents urgings than the dictates of
her heart. As the years go by, she grows to despise her brutish, egotistical
husband - finding contentment only in raising her two young daughters. Then
suddenly, Lucia falls gloriously in love, discovering the tenderness and bliss
she has never even dared to dream of. And so her husband fights back with the
only weapon he has - forcing Lucia to choose between the children she cherished
and the man she loves...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
British author Titchmarsh (Rosie) brings the art world alive in this engaging romantic drama. In 2007, James "Jamie" Ballantyne reconnects with childhood chum and flame, Artemis "Missy" King, who resurfaces in the showroom of Jamie's auction house in Bath to bid on a painting on behalf of her grandfather. The reunited couple discover that a set of paintings by Sir Alfred James Munnings, owned by Missy's grandfather (himself owner of an established fine art gallery), are fakes. Their investigation reveals a long thread of family secrets and the source of the feud between their two families, revelations that cause the couple to split up. Titchmarsh alternates between the present and the story of Jamie's grandfather, Harry Ballantyne, and Missy's grandmother, Eleanor King, who met as art students at Oxford. The effect is nostalgic and builds anticipation and curiosity in the history of the two families, including the story behind the lost love of their grandparents.
