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    Heavenly Lilies

    By Alison Leonard

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    How far can we trust anyone? Even someone we’ve fallen in love with? Even… ourselves? Heavenly Lilies is set in 1996, soon after the horrors of the Fred and Rose West case. Sheila is on the jury of a case that’s eerily similar. As they retire to consider their verdict, Sheila knows that because of her own sexual history, she can’t make that judgement. She walks out, and flees as far away as she can: to an island off the west coast of Ireland. As she settles into this remote and beautiful place, she encounters Colin, who’s on the run from his own demons. They make love, and Sheila discovers another self, called Shelia. But suspicion is everywhere. Guilt, too: how could she abandon those tortured children? And questions. The local priest is full of worldly wisdom, but how has he acquired it? Can Sheila trust his judgement about Colin? Will the police drag her back to the horror of the trial? Then her son Jack arrives, an attractive 2o-year-old. Guilelessly he makes play for Nuala, the damaged local girl who Sheila sees as a mermaid. But this is dangerous ground. Nuala’s mother and grandmother are competing for possession of her, and the island’s ancient politics threaten any outsider who disturbs it. Jack and Nuala disappear, and the search for them forces out some truth about Sheila’s quest, Nuala’s story, and Colin’s reasons for coming to the island. When the police arrive, they don’t need to arrest Sheila: she’s ready to return. But can she still love Colin? If the answer is yes, can their love survive?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTroubador Publishing Ltd
    Release dateSep 25, 2017
    ISBN9781783066872
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    Alison Leonard

    Alison Leonard has written a range of novels for children and young people, of which the best known are Tinker’s Career and Kiss the Kremlin Goodbye. Her plays for BBC radio include Heretics, Small Clouds over Llangollen and the series After Eden. Her most recent novel is Flesh & Bronze, about a woman who modelled for the artist Degas. Alison is married with two daughters and lives in Chester, England.

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