When her grandfather dies without leaving a male heir, Charlotte Drummond and her mother are forced to leave their family home, Clonmara. A distant cousin, Richard Selwin, inherits her grandfather's estate and the title of Lord Blodmore. He also claims Charlotte's heart, but a cruel twist of fate prevents them from being together. Charlotte and her mother begin a new life in the Spanish town of Jerez among the families and vineyards of the great Spanish sherry dynasties. There she discovers the surprising secrets of her grandfather's younger life, and the mystery surrounding "the Summer of the Spanish Woman" many decades before. As Charlotte learns more about the events of that long-ago summer she realises that its far-reaching consequences stretch into the present. Drawn into a web of deceit and vengeance, her destiny is shaped by both her enemies and her allies in this foreign land. And she must confront Isabel, Marquesa de Pontevedra, whose presence casts light or shadow over those whose lives she seeks to control.
Early 1900s, Ireland. A tragic accident forces Charlotte Drummond to start a new life in Spain. Once there, the secrets of her grandfather's early life and the mystery of "the Summer of the Spanish Woman" draw her into a web of passion, deceit and revenge.
A gripping story of family pride, forbidden love, secrets and lies, spanning the First World War and the Spanish Civil War.
When her grandfather dies without leaving a male heir, Charlotte and her mother must leave their family home. A distant cousin, Richard Selwin, inherits her grandfather's estate and the title of Lord Blodmore. Charlotte and Richard are instantly drawn to one another, but a cruel twist of fate prevents them from being together.
Charlotte and her mother settle in Spain, among the families and vineyards of the great Spanish sherry dynasties. But the shocking events of a summer decades earlier have far-reaching consequences for Charlotte in the present.
Her destiny will be shaped by both her enemies and her allies in this foreign land.
Praise for Catherine Gaskin
"Miss Gaskin is supremely entertaining." The Sunday Express
"... a born storyteller." The Sunday Mirror
