Tells the story of the Keeling family, focusing on Penelope Keeling from World War I to the present, relating the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations.

Identical twins, Flora and Rose were separated at birth. Rose is a jet setter in contrast with the country-loving Flora. Both meet twenty years later, an incident which changes their lives, and results in Flora impersonating Rose and travelling to Scotland.

After years in the United States, Jane returns to the tranquil Scottish estate, Elvie, where she spent a magical childhood. Memories of Elvie had always summoned the image of Sinclair, the rakish man Jane had once dreamed of marrying, but now that she is home, she finds Sinclair a different man. His charm has a purpose, and Jane can no longer trust him...or herself.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher invites you inside The Empty House, where a woman's tragedies define her life, secluding her from the endless possibilities her future has to offer... At twenty-seven, Virginia Keile had been through the most intense experiences life had to offer-a magical first love ending in heartbreak, a suitable marriage, motherhood, and widowhood. All she wanted now was to take her daughter and son to a seaside...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher invites listeners to share the full spectrum of life's moods and emotions through the thirteen stories gathered here in her very first collection of short fiction. From a child's first knowledge of death, through city and country, to an elderly woman's newfound freedom.

Sixteen short stories by the author whose themes deal with various forms of love.

Two Scottish families... a story of homecomings and heartbreaks, friendships, betrayals, forgiveness, and love.