Voices in Summer

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First Sentence

"THE DOCTOR'S RECEPTIONIST, a pretty girl in horn-rimmed spectacles, saw Laura to the door, opened it for her, and stood aside, smiling, as though the visit had been a social one that they had both enjoyed."

Description

For the shy, lovely, newely-married Laura Haveerstock the beauty of Cornwall in summer surpassed all expectation. Brilliant sun danced on a jewel-like sea, gardens abounded with dazzling color, and the air was fragrant with oneysuckle. But with her husband off on a trip and Laura arriving at Tremenheere, his family's estate, for the first time she felt vulnerable and alone. But Tremenheere and its inhabitants had a power of theirown to dispell her fears. She would learn many things in these gentle confines ... about her husband, about herself .... about the many mysterious ways of the human heart ... things as surprising as an August wind, as compelling as the faraway sound of .... Voices in Summer....