Return to Windward: The Powerful, Emotional Family Drama and Love Story From One of the UKs Best-Loved Authors of Contemporary Fiction

'She pressed her back against the wall and thought again of Windward. Not the Windward of yesterday, but the Windward of yesteryear, where she'd grown up. A house, a place, a crazy world in its own orbit.' Windward: a grand old house crumbling at the edges, set in vast grounds a little unkempt. Windward: an artist's commune; famous, notorious, joyous, dangerous. Windward: the place of Oriana Taylor's birth, once her home such a long time ago, but still occupying her dreams - and her nightmares. Born and brought up amongst painters and sculptors, musicians and poets, actors and eccentrics, Oriana grew up in a house full of extraordinary people. The Bedwell brothers, Malachy and Jed, shared their childhood and adolescence with her. In the rambling old mansion and out in the tangled gardens, their dreams and desires could take flight unchecked. But too much freedom comes at a price. Something happend the summer they were fifteen years old. And now, having not set foot in the place, nor seen Malchy or Jed for almost twenty years, out of the blue Oriana is back. This is their story.

‘I was gripped from the start and raced through to the end in one long sitting.’ Daily Mail

‘If you like emotional family dramas with a twist you’ll love this.’ Daily Express

‘Stands out from the crowd with its twists, turns and simply stunning writing.’ The Sun

‘It is a story of reflection and redemption – a tender tale that seems to have come from the very heart of this author.’ New Books Magazine

‘Packed with love, lies and drama.’ Woman Magazine ‘Freya North has given us another poignant tale – you won’t be able to put this one down.’ OK ‘An intriguing tale that keeps you absorbed from cover to cover.’ Candis Magazine