Finishing Touches

Book 7 - Further Beyond the Camera Saga

ISBN: 9781549966644

 

Grant Harper grows up in a dysfunctional family. The man-of-the-house, William Harper, is a weak individual, historically repressed by his own mother as well as his sister. The woman-of-the-house, Elise Harper, has trapped herself into a loveless marriage and seeks solace elsewhere. The first-born son of the couple, Grant’s elder brother Ross is a reflection of his father and tending towards homosexuality. Grant perceives he is unlike both his father and his brother. He feels isolated but he is self-sufficient and comes into his own at school while learning to ride and care for the horses.

At a vital moment in his development his father dies and his mother is dragged away from him leaving no-one with whom to share his first adolescent experiences. He adopts a confidante when his mother brings home a new boyfriend but the unguided events have tarnished his disposition forever.

Grant is not out of his teens when he meets the Lady Patricia Carradine, the widow of Lord Richard Carradine. The consequences are phenomenal and stunning. For many years Pat and Grant lead a happy life together, carefully avoiding any disclosure of their relationship to Elise.

Gradually Grant reveals his own ancestry and uncovers uncomfortable truths about his blood relatives.