'Emil, a gawky, bespectacled fourteen year old, longed for things to be as they were before her mother died. Before the big bedroom was gutted and redecorated.

Now it was matching blue and pale yellow, satin and muslin, cool and airy, the windows looking over the garden to the creek below.

But to Emily it was unbearable, a symbol of her world turned upside down. She perceived no beauty in the transformation her step-mother had brought about to make it her own., (front fly)

A delightful collection of short stories.

Enjoy!

Enjoyed the book, Have read other Rosamunde Pilcher books. Great idea.