A Step In The Dark

A powerful family drama set in India and Scotland, from 1915 to the 1960s

It's 1915 when young Bess Ravenhart, recently widowed, leaves her baby son Frazer with her mother-in-law, Cora, while she sails from India to Britain to set up a home. But Cora has no intention of returning Frazer to his mother's care. Though Bess makes a new life in Edinburgh and knows the joy - and pain - of motherhood with further children, her heart always aches for the little boy she left behind. When Frazer travels to Scotland twenty years later, it seems Bess's dreams of a reconciliation will come true. But Frazer trails danger in his wake, and it's possible that not only he but also Bess and her whole family will live to rue the day of his return...

Short-listed for Romantic Novelists' Association Awards: Romantic Novel of the Year 2007

“Praise for Judith Lennox's novels: 'A fast-moving, complex story-- The Times”

Praise for Judith Lennox: The unforgettable story of the secrets that can bind a family or ultimately destroy one Reading Evening Post
Judith Lennox's writing is so keenly honest it could sever heartstrings Daily Mail
A fast-moving, complex story The Times
Completely unputdownable... a lovely, entrancing book New Books Magazine
A gripping and intelligent romance Good Book Guide
A sensitive examination of love and loss by this master storyteller Choice Magazine
The characters are in many ways so normal, yet in other ways so unbelievably wonderful, in this gripping and heartfelt story Newcastle Herald
Compelling storytelling Woman & Home
A compelling novel... Lennox's prose is detailed but never overly dense and powerful when describing prosaic scenes Sunday Express
A novel of passion and intrigue, this is an enjoyable read populated by believable characters Candis
Praise for Judith Lennox's novels: 'A fast-moving, complex story The Times
A beautifully turned, compassionate novel. Judith Lennox's writing is so keenly honest it could sever heartstrings Daily Mail
Great, old-fashioned storytelling in the best sense Daily Express
A definite contender for Rosamunde Pilcher's crown Bookseller

Judith Lennox began writing in the mid-eighties. Her novels A STEP IN THE DARK and THE WINTER HOUSE were both shortlisted for the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award.

A powerful family drama set in India and Scotland, from 1915 to the 1960sIt's 1915 when young Bess Ravenhart, recently widowed, leaves her baby son Frazer with her mother-in-law, Cora, while she sails from India to Britain to set up a home. But Cora has no intention of returning Frazer to his mother's care. Though Bess makes a new life in Edinburgh and knows the joy - and pain - of motherhood with further children, her heart always aches for the little boy she left behind. When Frazer travels to Scotland twenty years later, it seems Bess's dreams of a reconciliation will come true. But Frazer trails danger in his wake, and it's possible that not only he but also Bess and her whole family will live to rue the day of his return...

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