Her Father's Daughter

<h2><strong>A young girl's tragic loss will shape her dreams and her future...</strong></h2><p><strong>1930 - Douro Valley, Portugal</strong></p><p><span>Twelve-year-old Catherine is watching the Rabalo race in Porto when the sound of a shot being fired changes her life forever.</span></p><p><span>Her beloved mother, mistress for some years to Walter Shellard, a Bristol based wine and port merchant has received distressing news that her lover, Walter, has married a wealthy heiress. In her anguish she takes her own life, leaving poor Catherine alone and heartbroken.</span></p><p><span>Angry and grieving, Catherine is sent to live under the guardianship of her eccentric Aunt Lopa in a small farmhouse high above the rich vineyards of the Douro valley. Here, she learns to adapt to her new life and her strange aunt but still blames her father, a man she barely knows, for her mother's tragic death.</span></p><p><span>Coming of age, beautiful Catherine is summoned to Bristol by her estranged father who presumes she'll be as malleable as most other women.</span></p><p><span>But Catherine is her father's daughter, as strong as he is and still thirsting for revenge.</span></p><p><strong>A compelling family saga of loss and love perfect for fans of Fiona Valpy and Dinah Jefferies</strong></p><p><span>Previously published as 'House in the Hills' by Erica Brown</span></p>