A Stone's Throw

'The people you love, they just slip away... I won't let you do that'A man and his young son set out on a journey one snow-struck day. Another man skims stones across the sea with his daughter. Three generations separate them, but one loss connects them - sixty years apart, but no more than a stone's throw. In between these two men is Meg. Like everyone, she's made choices in her life; and mostly she's proud of them. But that doesn't mean she isn't haunted by what might have been... Set in England and Africa, opening during World War Two, A Stone's Throw is about how secrets linger and the price we pay to keep them. Most of all, it's about the choices we make, about consequences - and how we must, finally, let go of the past and face the future. What If Following Your Heart Takes You Somewhere You Just Can't Bear To Go? 'you Must Choose How You Live Your Life. And As You Are My Son, William, I Tell You That You, And You Alone, Must Do The Choosing.' Like Everyone, Meg Has Made Choices Over The Course Of Her Life; For The Most Part, She's Proud Of The Decisions She Made, But That Doesn't Mean She's Not Without Regrets, Not Haunted By Questions Of What Might Have Been...what If Her Older Brother Hadn't Gone Missing When She Was Just A Child? What If She'd Married For Love, Rather Than Duty? What If She Told Her Son Why It Matters So Much That He, Unlike Her, Listens To His Heart? Set In England And Africa, And Opening During World War Two, A Stone's Throw Is A Novel About Family, About Love, About Duty; It's About The People We Miss And The Secrets We Keep. Above All Though, It's About The Choices We Make - And Those We Don't. Fiona Shaw. You must choose how you live your life. And as you are my son, William, I tell you that you, and you alone, must do the choosing.'Like everyone, Meg has made choices over the course of her life; for the most part, she's proud of the decisions she made, but that doesn't mean she's not without regrets, not haunted by questions of what might have been . . . What if her older brother hadn't gone missing when she was just a child? What if she'd married for love, rather than duty? What if she told her son why it matters so much that he, unlike her, listens to his heart?Set in England and Africa, and Set in England and Africa, opening during World War Two, this book is about how secrets linger and the price we pay to keep them. Most of all, it is about the choices we make, about consequences - and how we must, finally, let go of the past and face the future. Like everyone, Meg has made choices over the course of her life. For the most part, she's proud of her decisions, but that doesn't mean she's not without regrets, not haunted by questions of what might have been.