Valerie Clifford
Paperback 2025
For Ellen, a fishing village in the glorious Marlborough Sounds of New Zealand is the perfect refuge in which to create a new life of peace and emotional independence after finally leaving an emotionally abusive marriage. Following the recent death of her daughter and with her son away travelling overseas, she has little support to draw on.
Tom, a fisherman, came to the Sounds ten years ago. He has managed to bury the guilt of his past, is a partner in a successful fishing business and is living a seemingly stable, quiet life.
Ellen and Tom are thrown together as Ellen is befriended by the wife of Tom’s fishing partner. Their attraction is instant but earlier traumas of domestic violence and addiction stalk their relationship.
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