Twenty years after fleeing her abusive ex-lover, Naomi has inherited Mill End – their isolated retreat in North Devon. But she is shocked to find that someone else is already in residence – an unwelcome bête noir from her past.

As her former tormentor continues to exert his control from beyond the grave, Naomi is left reeling from a succession of disturbing memories and events, while she struggles to reconnect with the present. Is it solitude she needs? Or friendship?

And why is she so unsettled to discover that local artist, Meghan, has taken possession of a chair from Mill End, a chair that Naomi remembers painting herself?

"Painting that chair had been thrilling. The first scarlet brushful gave her goosebumps. If only she’d known then what the chair would be used for.”

Jill Treseder was born in Hampshire and lived all her childhood in sight of the sea on the Solent and in Devon, Cornwall and West Wales. She now lives in Devon overlooking the River Dart.

After graduating from Bristol with a degree in German, Jill followed careers in social work, management development and social research, obtaining a PhD from the School of Management at the University of Bath along the way.

Since 2006 she has finally been able to focus on writing fiction, and has published five full length novels and two novellas.

"This was such a beautifully written novel. I was hooked from the very first page and I kept reading until the end as I wanted to know what happened. Even though there were some sensitive subjects in the story, they were handled with care. Overall, a brilliant novel that I highly recommend to other readers.”
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