The Stillest Day
Author: Josephine Hart
Bethesda Barnet is an artist and teacher. Her village life with her invalid mother is ordered and calm, until the sudden vision of a man’s face sears itself onto her mind’s eye. Set at the turn of the century, this book tells the story of a woman who decides to challenge the times…..Read More
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