THE SECRETS OF BLYTHSWOOD SQUARE

THE ENCHANTING NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF THE 2022 WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR THE FAIR BOTANISTS Gripping Good Housekeeping Secrets discovered ruinous rumours scotched happiness regained and friendships founded Daily Mail A novel of feeling and intellect which will surely and deservedly be a great success Allan Massie The Scotsman You wouldn t suspect it but scandalous secrets are being kept on Blythswood Square 1846 Glasgow is a city on the cusp of great social change but behind the curtains neighbours are watching and rumours of improper behaviour spread like wildfire on the respectable Blythswood Square When Charlotte Nicholl discovers that the fortune she has been bequeathed by her father is tied up in a secret collection of erotic art she is faced with a terrible dilemma sell it and risk shaming her family s good name or lose her home An encounter with Ellory Mann a talented working class photographer newly arrived in Glasgow leads Charlotte to hope she has found not only someone who might help her but also a friend Yet Ellory is hiding secrets of her own secrets that become harder to conceal as she finds herself drawn into Charlotte s world As the truth begins to catch up with both women will it destroy everythin