By Firelight

> The untimely death of Claire Falchion's husband leaves her feeling numb, as if a phase has ended but not as if any great change has occurred. Her friend Leonora says that Claire cannot complain; she's had everything for as long as she could expect - a career as a novelist, a husband and a child. But there is nothing within Claire except an emptiness. >She retreats to a dilapidated old schoolhouse in the tranquil village of Sunderne. But her peace is threatened by the quiet presence of her neighbour, Jonathan Kenton, with whom an acquaintance is growing, despite Claire's attempts to resist…