Her Father's Daughter

<h2><b>A young girl's tragic loss will shape her dreams and her future'</b></h2><b>1930 - Douro Valley Portugal</b><br> Twelve-year-old Catherine is watching the Rabalo race in Porto when the sound of a shot being fired changes her life forever.<br> Her beloved mother mistress for some years to Walter Shellard a Bristol based wine and port merchant has received distressing news that her lover Walter has married a wealthy heiress. In her anguish she takes her own life leaving poor Catherine alone and heartbroken.<br> Angry and grieving Catherine is sent to live under the guardianship of her eccentric Aunt Lopa in a small farmhouse high above the rich vineyards of the Douro valley. Here she learns to adapt to her new life and her strange aunt but still blames her father a man she barely knows for her mother's tragic death.<br> Coming of age beautiful Catherine is summoned to Bristol by her estranged father who presumes she'll be as malleable as most other women. <br> But Catherine is her father's daughter as strong as he is and still thirsting for revenge.<br> <b>A compelling family saga of loss and love perfect for fans of Fiona Valpy and Dinah Jefferies</b><br> Previously published as 'House in the Hills' by Erica Brown9781837518081|mbaker|annotations|<h2><b>A young girl's tragic loss will shape her dreams and her future'</b></h2><b>1930 - Douro Valley Portugal</b><br> Twelve-year-old Catherine is watching the Rabalo race in Porto when the sound of a shot being fired changes her life forever.<br> Her beloved mother mistress for some years to Walter Shellard a Bristol based wine and port merchant has received distressing news that her lover Walter has married a wealthy heiress. In her anguish she takes her own life leaving poor Catherine alone and heartbroken.<br> Angry and grieving Catherine is sent to live under the guardianship of her eccentric Aunt Lopa in a small farmhouse high above the rich vineyards of the Douro valley. Here she learns to adapt to her new life and her strange aunt but still blames her father a man she barely knows for her mother's tragic death.<br> Coming of age beautiful Catherine is summoned to Bristol by her estranged father who presumes she'll be as malleable as most other women. <br> But Catherine is her father's daughter as strong as he is and still thirsting for revenge.<br> <b>A compelling family saga of loss and love perfect for fans of Fiona Valpy and Dinah Jefferies</b><br> Previously published as 'House in the Hills' by Erica Brown