Though they have a son together, they are far from happy. She is a native woman from The Friendly Islands. Mrs Stretton is not a typical English wife. Chantel is then approached by the Crediton family to be a nurse to the sick wife of Anna’s own Captain Stretton! Anna enlists a nurse, Chantel, to help her care for Aunt Charlotte when suddenly Aunt Charlotte commits suicide.Īnna is suspected of murdering her but the inquiry rules her death a suicide. She tries to put him out of her mind, but then he suddenly calls on her unexpectedly.Īfter spending an unforgettable evening together, Red is off on another voyage and Anna is left behind to care for her invalid aunt. But she begins to hear gossip about him being a notorious philanderer. Though she is a child, she can’t help but feel a special connection to the Captain.Īs the years pass, Anna grows up but has not forgotten the dashing Red. When Anna and her aunt visit the castle to purchase some antiques, Anna meets the dashing Captain Redvers “Red” Stretton. They live in a ‘fake castle’ on the hill and the family is the talk of the town. There the wealthy Crediton family runs the town. Anna Brett was born abroad in India but was sent to live in England with her spinster aunt, Charlotte, where she would be educated.Īnna’s parents promise that it will be a short stay only but when tragic circumstances occur, Anna finds herself stuck in England indefinitely.Īnna’s Aunt Charlotte is we well known antiques dealer in the busy port town of Langmouth.
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