The Chandlers

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“Suddenly, the thud of horses’ hooves behind her made Beth turn, sharply. Four horses were galloping towards her, ridden by Guy, Hugh and their parents. The dogs ran at their side. Beth stood transfixed. She had never seen Guy riding a horse before.  He looked out of place, to her, sitting upright in a saddle. He was wearing his hunting pink jacket and there was a livid patch of red on each of his cheeks, from the exertion of the ride, she supposed.  As she gazed, in disbelief, at the riders, Hugh raised a hunting horn to his lips and blew it. Guy’s mother pointed her riding crop at Holly and said, clearly, “The blonde one.””

Beth and Holly Chandler are two sisters who couldn’t be more different. Beth quiet, reflective. Holly forthright, outgoing, utterly unconventional. Or are they so different? As they travel together on a journey further and further away from the city they reflect on the shared childhood secrets that keep them close. And new secrets begin to reveal themselves— secrets which will come to change their lives forever.

This is a story which gently and then powerfully unfolds complex layers of affection and ultimately love.