Hallowed Ground

by Margaret James

In 1984, Alex Colborn and Helen Tremain were graduates from the same college course, and following a similar career. And Alex was also in love. Renting a decrepit, about-to-be demolished Jacobean townhouse, they intended to begin a new life together. What they hadn't bargained on, however, was the obsessive and violent jealousy of Helen's ex-boyfriend, Thomas Stenton. Now, years later, Alex and Helen have not spoken since they lost touch after the last time Thomas came to the house. But the consequences of Alex's past actions lie buried on a site of national heritage...

256 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1998

About the author

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Margaret James has been a member of the RNA for 22 years. She has written thirteen published novels, many short stories, and she also teaches creative writing for the London School of Journalism. Margaret's first novel was A Touch of Earth, a family saga set in Herefordshire where she was born and grew up, and her most recent is The Penny Bangle, set in Dorset and published by Robert Hale. But her personal favourite among her novels is Elegy for a Queen, published by Solidus, a small independent which has a varied and fascinating list. Margaret now lives in Devon, which she loves.

AKA Pamela Bennetts