As a widowed mother of three, new love seems impossible for Freya-until she meets Duncan, and suddenly she feels alive again. But there are secrets afflicting Freya's family, some more sinister than others, that could destroy their relationship before it has a chance to flourish.
While Freya's older children are less than welcoming, six-year-old Sophie helps Duncan find his place in the family-but even Sophie harbours fears that threaten to overshadow any chance of a new start. The past is hard to leave behind when pictures of Freya's idolised late husband hang in every room, and the more Duncan tries to find the source of Sophie's anxiety, the more he is convinced that Reuben was not the perfect husband and father Freya remembers.
Tormented by concern and his own insecurity, Duncan begins an obsessive investigation into the dead man's past. But when his good intentions lead him in too deep, he risks destroying everything he has built with Freya-and the whole family's second chance at happiness.
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[Duncan stands on top of the escarpment and surveys the Severn Valley] ***(Lake Union Publishing, 5 June 2018, ebook, 343 pages, Kindle Owner's Lending Library)
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Lark Song is a great book. It's touching, heart-breaking, sad, filled with happiness and all the feelings in between. The relationship between Duncan and Freya is tender and sweet, so adorable it punch a hole right through my heart. I was on their side from the start. The author does a great job of showing the tension in the early stages of the relationship. Freya hasn't been a widow long and isn't sure she's ready for a new relationship. Duncan wonders if he'll ever be good enough compared to the late, great Reuben. Freya's kids are reluctant to welcome a new man into their mother's life but find they are warning to Duncan. Just when things seem to be going well, secrets from Freya's past threaten everything. You're going to need a big box of tissues for this one.