The Way Back Home

The gripping and poignant new bestseller from Freya North. One summer, something happened that changed everything forever...Growing up in an artists' commune in Derbyshire, Oriana Taylor has freedom at her fingertips in a house full of extraordinary characters. Her closest friends, brothers Malachy and Jed, share their childhood with her. There, in the rambling old house and tangled grounds, their dreams and desires take wing unchecked. But too much freedom comes at a price. Something happens the summer they are fifteen. And now, having been gone nearly twenty years, Oriana is back. This is their story. ** Review 'Brimming with emotional drama and packing a huge twist, this story will keep you guessing until the very end' Heat 'A lovely read that keeps you anticipating a twist that is nicely unexpected...I couldn't put it down' Sarah Broadhurst, Lovereading.co.uk 'A very telling and enjoyable take on contemporary life' Woman and Home 'If you like emotional family dramas with a twist you'll love this' Daily Express 'Freya North has given us another poignant tale - you won't be able to put this one down' OK 'An intriguing tale that keeps you absorbed from cover to cover.' Candis Magazine 'A brilliant new book' Fabulous magazine About the Author Freya North is the author of 12 bestselling novels which have been translated into many languages. She was born in London but lives in rural Hertfordshire with her family and other animals, where she writes from a stable in her back garden. A passionate reader since childhood, Freya was originally inspired by Mary Wesley, Rose Tremain and Barbara Trapido - fiction with strong female leads and original, sometimes eccentric, characters. In 2012 she set up, and now runs, the Hertford Children's Book Festival. She is also a judge for the CPRE Rural Living Awards.To connect with Freya and hear about events, unique competitions and sneak previews of what she's writing, join her on Facebook, Twitter or her website. The unforgettable, poignant new novel from Sunday Times bestseller Freya North. Born and brought up in an artists' commune in Derbyshire, Oriana Taylor had freedom at her fingertips in a home full of extraordinary people. The Bedwell brothers, Malachy and Jed, shared their childhood and adolescence with Oriana. In the rambling old house and tangled grounds, their dreams and desires could run free. But too much freedom comes at a price. Something happened the summer they were fifteen. And now, having been gone eighteen years, Oriana is back. This is their story. Do you remember the summer you were fifteen? Oriana has returned to the village she grew up in for the first time in years. Staying with her mother and stepfather, she's guarded about what has caused the break up of her relationship and her return home from America. But as she finds herself increasingly drawn to Windward, the huge house that was the chaotic artists' community where she was born, it becomes clear that there is more to be untangled from the past than the present ... Everyone has a summer they remember forever. Oriana has returned to the village she grew up in for the first time in years. Staying with her mother and stepfather, she's guarded about what has caused the break up of her relationship and her return home from America. But as she finds herself increasingly drawn to Windward, the huge house that was the chaotic artists' community where she was born, it becomes clear that there is more to be untangled from the past than the present.