The Herbalist's Daughters: An unputdownable dual timeline historical fantasy (Book 2 in The Wise Women series)
by Cheryl BurmanPublish: Nov 19, 2024 Series: The Wise Women seriesHistorical MysteryContemporary RomanceHistorical RomanceHistorical FictionWomen's Fiction
Book Overview
‘Another beautiful and very readable Cheryl Burman story, intriguing from beginning to end.’ Reader review
Can the past be truly redeemed?
In 1897, Aaron remains tormented by his guilt over Marianne’s fiery death above the river ten years earlier. He cannot share Hester’s contentment in the cottage by the stream where she tends her plants and fulfils her ambition to be a herbal healer. But when Aaron sets out on a journey to find redemption, he risks losing what contentment he has gained.
One hundred years later, Mara Ash discovers among her mother’s possessions beautifully illustrated 19th century journals of the flora of the Forest of Dean by one Aaron Appleby. Tucked among the pages are two cryptic letters from Aaron to a woman called Hester.
Mara's search for the mysterious Aaron takes her from Australia to the Forest of Dean in England on a journey where she will discover much more than her past.
The standalone sequel to the award winning River Witch, The Herbalist’s Daughters weaves past and present into an unforgettable story of loss, redemption, and the legacies which shape us. Book Two in The Wise Women series.
BIOGRAPHY Originally from Australia, Cheryl Burman now lives in the Forest of Dean, UK, a place which has inspired the likes of Tolkien and Rowling. She’s the author of two novels and a novella for grownups, and a trilogy and its prequel for youngsters (although Mum, Dad and the grans love them too). Her flash fiction and short stories have won various awards and some of these are included in her collection, Dragon Gift while several are published in various anthologies.
As Cheryl Mayo, she is the chair of Dean Writers Circle and a founder of Dean Scribblers, which encourages creative writing among young people in her community.
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