Yesterday, for the first time in over thirty years, saw Olivia. The past has come crowding in of its own accord, pushing out the present . . .
A chance encounter in a French town brings dark memories flooding back to fifty-five-year-old Kate. As a student in the 1950s, she'd been one of five girls from Sweet Briar College, Virginia, to take up the prospect of a grand tour of Europe. But the trip proves eye-opening in ways no one could possibly have imagined when a remote outing results in a tragic and sinister event. Now, thirty years later, the question is still open: was anyone to blame?
Told with engaging intimacy, 'A Rope Of Sand' is a gripping and atmospheric story of innocence lost and wisdom only belatedly gained. It is a compelling moral mystery played out under the blazing sun.
