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The Yellow-Tail Moth - Paperback

by Margot Shepherd
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Availability:In StockContributor:Margot ShepherdPublish date:10/17/2025Pages:278
Language:EnglishPublisher:Umbel PressISBN-13:9781739519834ISBN-10:1739519833UPC:9781739519834Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Friendship, Nature & the Environment, LiterarySize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCVGMA3KJY

A riveting, fast-paced drama about two women, their hidden secrets, their friendship and the power of nature to heal

Lily is forced to flee her pristine London home to escape reporters who are hounding her because of accusations levelled against her husband. She hides away in a rundown cottage in a small Derbyshire village. She is deeply unhappy. She hates the countryside, the dirt, the smells and most of all the creepy woodland next to the cottage.

Desperately lonely, Lily tries to befriend her neighbour Kathy, a naturalist and a recluse who the villagers think is unhinged. Although resistant at first, Kathy gradually mellows as Lily starts to share her interest in nature. A surprising connection develops between the two women.

Then a young teenager goes missing from the village and all fingers point at Kathy. Tensions escalate rapidly.

Lily defends Kathy against the villagers but when disturbing accusations are made about Kathy's past, Lily is determined to uncover the truth.

"I was gripped from the outset. Unlikely friendships, the healing power of nature, the danger of judgementalism, the goodness of people, all wrapped up in a fascinating story."

- Fiona Curnow, Author of Before the Swallows Come Back

Language:EnglishPublisher:Umbel PressISBN-13:9781739519834ISBN-10:1739519833UPC:9781739519834Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Friendship, Nature & the Environment, LiterarySize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.6107Product ID:SCVGMA3KJY
Shepherd, Margot: -

I have been a voracious reader of fiction ever since I was a small child. I was determined that one day I would write a novel but the opportunity to fulfil that dream didn't come until I semi-retired. I studied for an MA in Creative Writing, an amazing experience which I will never forget.

I have no regrets about embarking on a writing career later in life, I loved my career in medical research and have a lifetime of experiences which I can bring to my novels. My research on improving the treatment of people with diabetes, has given me many invaluable tools: a knowledge about science which I use in my writing, the importance of attention to detail and a love of researching a subject I am writing about.

When I am not writing I am gardening, walking in the Sussex countryside where I live or travelling in my motorhome in Europe. My love of gardening creeps into my novels and gardens play an important role in my latest book, The Yellow-Tail Moth. Many of the plants in my garden feature in my novels.

To avoid the cold English winters, I travel to Sicily in my motorhome and in the summer visit other parts of Europe, a favourite being the Bavarian Alps. My travels provide me with more inspiration for my novels and while I'm travelling I continue to write.

Publisher: Umbel Press

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