On the Edge of Darkness
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Barbara Erskine. On the Edge of Darkness
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Epigraph
Prologue
PART ONE
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PART TWO
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PART THREE
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PART FOUR
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Author’s Note
Let time stand still.Discover even more of the magic
If you enjoyed this book, you’ll love Barbara Erskine’s brilliant latest novel, Sleeper’s Castle – an epic tale of suspense, passion and history
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In a symbol lies concealment or revelation.
THOMAS CARLYLE
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She would never tell anyone, never mind the boy, the vile, furious words the distraught man had flung at her when she had tried to defend and then excuse his wife’s decision to leave. She put her hands on Adam’s shoulders, her heart aching for the boy. With her own family long gone and scattered round Scotland and one of them in Canada she had always thought of Adam privately as the child of her middle years. ‘Listen, Adam. I want you to remember I’m here if you need me. You can come to me any time.’ She held his gaze firmly. ‘Any time, Adam.’
She had a shrewd idea what the boy was going back to and she didn’t envy him. But he had courage, she had always admired him for that.
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