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1832, 2000s; The Merryfield mystery has endured for years. Is it about to be solved?
The Keepsake
What you need to know before your trail
1832. The morning after her father’s funeral, Prudence Merryfield wakes to the liberating thought that this is the first day of her new life. At thirty-five and unmarried, she is now mistress of her own fate. But a cruel revelation at the reading of her father’s will forces Prudence to realise that taking only the most drastic action will set her free.
Present day. Eliza is gifted a family heirloom by her aunt – a Georgian pocket book, belonging to her ancestor, Prudence Merryfield, whose existence reverberates through the lives of generations of Eliza’s family, the Ambroses. Intrigued by what she reads inside, Eliza is drawn more and more into the infamous ‘Merryfield Mystery’. What happened to Prudence who so bravely dared to defy convention two hundred years ago – then disappeared?
Travel Guide
Somerset to Samoa
Two very distinct locations in this novel but the ones named in the book are fictional and are inspired by several villages in both places. The author researched the areas extensively and has formed her own places in both countries. It should not stop you trying to guess where they are based on however!
Somerset
Westcott Hall is the setting for the Merryfield family. Sounds very grand.
Samoa
A journey from Somerset to Samoa is described and sounds awful but once in the South Pacific, the locations become much more welcoming and interesting.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Keepsake
Destination: Somerset, Samoa Author/guide: Julie Brooks Departure Time: 1827, 2000s
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