An Absence of Birdsong

This SEQUEL to 'Free as a Bird in a Healing Garden' is a Romantic, Historical Mystery which can also be read as a stand-alone novel.
Unhappy with her life in Malta, Emma, Holly's mother has made preparations to leave the island and return to England. A few days before her departure, she receives a puzzling letter from some solicitors in Southport, the town where she lived as a child.
Emma grew up believing that her grandmother Eliza was dead but the solicitors' letter informs her that Eliza is in a nursing home in Southport and has told them that she has a granddaughter called Emma.and that she needs her help.
In 1915, Eliza's mother Alice, died before she could tell her daughter how to solve the letters written in code which have been hidden in a secret compartment of her bureau. The letters which will tell Eliza 'the truth'.
Why did Emma's parents tell her Eliza was dead? What secret is hidden in the coded sheets? While Emma searches for answers, her own life takes an unexpected turn.
An Absence of Birdsong is not only a sequel. It is about the importance of love, family and forgiveness.