Raven Black 9780007491636 The women who lived in

The women who lived in the Cape of Good Hope in the 17th century come to life in this series of portraits of extraordinary frontier females

The story offers a gentle way in to discuss this difficult emotion

can they keep their tenuous union intact

The world is changing beyond recognition

Raven Black 9780007491636 The women who lived inOn New Years Day, Shetland lies buried beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home, Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a vivid splash of colour on the white ground, ravens circling above. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbour. As Fran opens her mouth to scream, the ravens continue their deadly dance . . . The body is found close to the home of a lonely outcast and local suspicion falls firmly on him. But when Inspector Jimmy Perez insists on