![]() ![]() As a child, Gilly had always found Geillis enigmatic she appeared when Gilly seemed to need her, one time producing a crystal ball from her bag. As she explores the cottage – its mysterious attic which doubles as a pigeon loft, a still room for drying herbs and making herbal cures – she learns more about her benefactor. Now alone after the recent death of her father, Gilly plans to start a new life at Thornyhold. Gilly Ramsey inherits Thornyhold, a remote cottage, from her mysterious godmother Geillis. Published in 1988, Thornyhold is one of Stewart’s last – her first was Madam, Will You Talk? in 1955 – and this is very different from the romantic suspense stories for which she is known and loved. It’s a small novel, only 212 pages and I read it in two sittings. Of course, I couldn’t resist picking it up and putting it on top of my To-Read pile. ![]() ![]() Browsing at the library I came upon a Mary Stewart novel I hadn’t heard of. ![]()
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