Written on Glass Book

It is 1946 and the Temperleys and the Chancellors are old neighbours, living on the South Coast of England. Marius Temperley is reserved, principled and cool-headed. He has recently left the army and is struggling to fit into civilian life. His quick-tempered and passionate sister, Julia, has been running the family business since her fathers death.When gawky seventeen-year-old Topaz Brooke visits her cousins, Jack and Will Chancellor, for the first time since before the Second World War, she finds that a great deal has changed in her absence. Both brothersthe handsome but emotionally distant Jack, and the younger, naive and impetuous Willare in love with Julia Temperley. When Jacks wealthy, imperious cousin, Carrie, forces him to choose between Julia and the inheritance of Carries beautiful farm, Sixfields, Topaz fears that the family will be torn apart.As the years go by, family secrets are revealed, and it seems that the ties that bind can change relationships for ever.Read More