The clouded land : an engaging saga of family and secrets

She must uncover the secrets of her mother's past... Eighteen-year-old Katarin arrives in England having fled the rising tensions in Germany. She instantly senses that she is unwelcome on her grandmother's Norfolk estate, although she has no idea why. There is a bitterness that her mere presence seems to provoke in her relations. Gradually she starts to piece together the truth: that she is paying the price for her mother's past, a mystery that nobody is willing to reveal to her. As the tide of the Great War begins to wash across Europe, Katarin feels increasingly cut off from her family, and increasingly drawn to a man whose history is tragically entangled with her own... An engaging saga set in Norfolk against the backdrop of the First World War, perfect for fans of Iris Gower and Rosie Goodwin. 'Mary Mackie brings all her skill to keep you reading to the last page.' - YORKSHIRE GAZETTE AND HERALD. Eighteen-year-old Katarin is exiled from Germany to her grandmother's home in Norfolk. When, shortly after her arrival, she is cursed by her dying grandfather, Katarin struggles to comprehend the bitterness her mere presence seems to provoke in the household. She begins to realise that she is paying the price of her mother's past, a mystery that no one in her adopted English family will reveal. When the great war cuts Katarin off from her loved ones in Germany, she finds herself drawn to a man whose history is tragically entangled with her own...