1795, and a young teacher called Mary Finch travels in haste to the Suffolk coast to meet her wealthy uncle - and so end a bitter family estrangement. But when she meets a dying man on the road, she is soon drawn into a world of intrigue and treachery. Why does this stranger carry a watch bearing her uncle's initials? And why does he hint that Mary is in terrible danger?

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Intriguing synopsis and a lovely cover illustration - starts very slowly though. Only made it to page 75, and couldn't see myself reading almost 400 pages more to see if it gets better.

I got this book from Greece via Bookmooch.com (a book swapping website) in 2015.

Left in the book swap cart in front of the Teuvo Pakkalan katu library.

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Thanks for picking up this book! I hope you will enjoy it. Once you've read the book, you can leave it for someone else to find, pass it onto a friend, or if you'd rather keep it - feel free to do so!