Lavender House - Softcover

Hilary Boyd trained as a nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital, then as a marriage guidance counselor. After a degree in English Literature at London University in her thirties, she moved into health journalism, writing a Mind, Body, Spirit column for the Daily Express. She published six non-fiction books on health-related subjects before turning to fiction and writing a string of bestsellers, starting with Thursdays in the Park. Hilary is married to film director/producer Don Boyd.

Poignant, well-observed and wonderfully written, this is a bit of a heartstring-puller * Closer * This story is engrossing . . . one of my favourite books of the year so far * Mature Times * Thoroughly enjoyable read . . . a real page turner * Good Housekeeping * I found myself instantly gripped . . . a romance in the Joanna Trollope vein * The Times * A gentle but emotionally charged drama * Sunday Mirror * Boyd is as canny as Joanna Trollope at observing family life - and better than Trollope at jokes * Daily Mail * Hilary Boyd in her inimitable fashion has told the story yet again of mature love which, like an excellent vintage wine, is just waiting to burst out of its barrels * My Weekly * A warm-hearted story of families, trust and second-chance love * Sunday Mirror * Warm-hearted and with a beady eye, Boyd gets under the skin of her characters to show that falling in love isn't limited to the young * Sunday Express *