Listening to the Quiet

<h2>When new passions rise to the surface old secrets threaten to ruin everything...</h2><p><b>Jo Venner</b> returns to the Cornish tin-mining village to where she grew up to take up the post of schoolmistress filled with memories of the happy days she spent there as a child. Despite being rejected by her mother she is determined to build a life in Parmath.</p><p>She soon falls in love with <b>Luke Vigus</b> who stirs up feelings she has never known before. But Luke is burdened with the responsibility of an alcoholic mother and his three young half-siblings - and their relationship can never be accepted by the villagers. </p><p>Meanwhile <b>Marcus Lidgey</b> the schoolmaster is drawn to Jo. Yet he too harbours a dark past and is gradually dreadfully losing his mind...</p><p></p><p><b>An emotional saga of love and community set in Cornwall perfect for fans of Anna Jacobs and Margaret Dickinson</b></p>