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The Yellow-Tail Moth

Margot Shepherd

A gripping mystery of hidden secrets, friendship and the power of nature to heal.

When Lily’s husband is arrested, she flees her pristine London home to escape the reporters that are hounding her. She rents a rundown cottage in a small village, where she is deeply unhappy. She hates the countryside, the dirt, the smells and the creepy woodland next to the cottage.

Desperately lonely, Lily befriends her neighbour Kathy, a naturalist and a recluse who the villagers think is unhinged. There is a surprising connection between the two women and Kathy shares her love of nature with Lily.

Then a young teenager goes missing from the village and all fingers point at Kathy.

Lily defends Kathy against the villagers but when an accusation is made about a crime Kathy has committed in the past, Lily is determined to find the truth.

GenresLiterature & FictionGenre FictionFriendshipWomen's FictionContemporaryLiterary

276 pages

English edition · First published 2025 by Umbel Press · ISBN 9781739519834

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