A Sower Went Forth — Tessa Barclay

An emotional family saga about love, friendship and new beginnings

Morag McGarth and her closest friend Rob Craigallan are on the greatest adventure of their lives, both determined to make their fortune and leave their pasts behind. Morag, an orphan, is to take up a position as a children's nurse in a smart household in New York. Rob, tired of waiting to inherit his land in Glen Bairach, is starting over by buying another man's name and occupation.

But when fresh starts don't go to plan, the fertile farmlands to the north prove both a refuge and an opportunity.

Employed by the Van Hunters, Rob quickly earns the respect of the head of the house, Cornelius. Morag becomes indispensable as a seamstress to his wife Dorotheas, though the old woman's penchant for good looking farm hands soon leads to trouble. As disaster looms, Rob's only way forward seems to be a burgeoning relationship with their daughter Luisa, leaving no room in his life for Morag, who has loved him throughout…

A Sower went Forth, the first in the unputdownable Craigallan sagas, is perfect for fans of Anna King, Pam Howes and Katie Flynn.