By Patricia Matthew

The first book 'Free as a Bird in a Healing Garden ' recounts the ups and downs of the Ferguson sisters, Kate and Holly and their mother, Emma. It is a tale of love, loss and family secrets which will have you gripped from the opening page. The second book, 'An Absence of Birdsong' takes place five years later and is a Romantic, Historical Mystery . The characters have moved on and In some ways it is Emma's story. Again it is a tale of love, loss and family secrets but the secret this time has remained tucked away for decades. A family member whom everyone thought was dead, suddenly makes an appearance and asks Emma to find some letters written in code, which have been hidden away in a secret compartment in a bureau for around eighty years. These letters, once they are deciphered, will tell 'the truth'.