First published 1990
Destitute Romany girl Meridon escapes her brutal childhood by joining a traveling circus. While her sister Dandy risks her life on the trapeze, Meridon vows to free them both from poverty and danger. But Dandy's reckless greed pulls them apart, leaving Meridon alone and grieving. Riding through the Sussex countryside, Meridon sets her sights on Wideacre – the grand estate that may hold the key to her family's past and her own redemption.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, 19th-century, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: England, Sussex
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century
439 pages · Hardcover · Atria
Content warnings: abuse