Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy and Rosamunde Pilcher, this is an emotional and moving novel about fresh starts and new beginnings by multi-million copy seller Elvi Rhodes.READERS ARE LOVING THE APPLE TREE!"e;The descriptive style...leads you into the story, and you feel as if you know the characters"e; - 5 STARS"e;A most entertaining book and different from the usual "e;I have moved house"e; story."e; - 5 STARS"e;A brilliant story"e; - 5 STARS"e;What an emotional book, could not put [it] down"e; - 5 STARS"e;Very descriptive and sensitively written"e; - 5 STARS*******************************************************A FRESH START IN UNCHARTERED TERRITORY; THE CHANCE TO REBUILD HER LIFE...When Frances changes her unsettled life in Brighton and buys an old farmhouse in the Yorkshire Dales to run as a guesthouse, she finds herself in uncharted territory. The villagers seem very friendly and talk about the previous owners of Beck Farm but there seems to be some mystery about them. What had happened to the wife of the previous owner - and why was she still resented? Can Frances find out while at the same time rebuilding her own life?

When Frances, recovering from a broken love affair, moves with her mother to lonely Beck Farm in the Yorkshire Dales, she is going into uncharted territory. Planning to open a guesthouse, she encounters only friendliness from the villagers, but there seems to be some mystery about the previous owner of Beck Farm, Ben Thornton. What has happened to his wife - and why is she still so bitterly resented?

Both the ancient and neglected house and its old but magnificent apple tree are badly in need of care and attention. As she brings them both back to life Frances is to discover the history of the house and its occupants - and at the same time rebuild her own life.