'It seems to me,' my father said quietly, 'that one always tries to leave a place better than one found it . . .'
From the time when she was small enough to be held high above his head Duncan Sandison was the most important person in Janet's life . . .
This remarkable novel, the story of a remarkable man who has appeared in many previous Friends, begins with Janet as a young child at Reachfar.
As she grows up her admiration for Duncan deepens into a bond of true affection that sustains her through many trials and adventures.
After her marriage to Twice Alexander it is her father's letters that bring the scent of the heather to the Caribbean, carrying with them all the comfort of his love . . .
- ISBN10 1447297938
- ISBN13 9781447297932
- Publish Date 27 August 2015 (first published September 1966)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 15 April 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Imprint Macmillan Bello
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 226
- Language English