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Broken Shadows

A man reunites with his estranged, ailing father to learn the truth about his own tragic childhood in this mystery from “a very promising writer” (Sir Michael Parkinson, journalist and television presenter).

In 1994, eleven-year-old Callum was abducted from his Wiltshire village. His body was found six months later by his older brother, Tom, near a Neolithic henge called the Shadowing Stones. It was the first in a series of events that would destroy Tom’s family; the boys’ father was a suspect but never charged, and their mother committed suicide a year later. Convinced his father was responsible for his brother’s death, Tom fled to Australia to start a new life.

Now, almost three decades later, Tom learns that his father is dying of cancer. Knowing this may be his last chance to uncover the truth, Tom returns to England. But when childhood acquaintance, Anna, forms a bond with Tom, old feelings are stirred. As he’s reluctantly drawn closer to both Anna and his father, Tom is confronted with a series of shocking twists and revelations that will change his life forever.

Sorrel Pitts

Sorrel Pitts grew up in the ancient English landscape of Wiltshire, which is a strong presence in her writing. She worked as a magazine editor before moving overseas to teach English as a foreign language in Turkey and Spain. On her return to the UK she became Commissioning Editor for Macmillan Publishers and Editorial Manager for Oxford University Press, and is now a freelance editor and writer. Her current key role is Series Editor for PRH’s Penguin and Ladybird Readers series. She has written numerous educational adaptations for Harper Collins, Oxford University Press and PRH including Ian McEwan’s The Children’s Act for – which was nominated for a major educational award – and John Le Carre’s The Night Manager (both PRH) as well as original stories Nuala and Champion (Stand For Publishers) and The Scissor Man Caves (PRH). (Note that many of Sorrel's educational titles are published under her pen name of Anna Trewin).

Sorrel’s debut novel The River Woman was published in September 2011 by Indigo Dreams Press. Sir Michael Parkinson called it, ‘A fascinating story written by a very promising writer.’

Bloodhound Books