The Feather

Grace is replaying every day like it’s Groundhog Day. Travelling, work, drinks at the local pub with the chance of spending the night with her best friend as her consolation prize. The only thing keeping her mind occupied is the mysterious comings and goings of the removal and work vans next door.

A man in a white suit draws her attention as she walks quickly to get her bus home from another day at work. A stumble off a rain-soaked pavement in Edinburgh sparks a chance meeting with her new neighbour and the beginning of a relationship that doesn’t just take her by surprise.

Claire was born in Edinburgh and grew up in the small village of Mayfield in Midlothian with her parents and sister, and where she continues to stay with her two sons. She was an active member of the local primary school, high school and church fundraising committees and often helped with different projects.

She has always loved travelling, but the family holidays to visit her great aunts and uncles on the Isle of Skye were considered the best times of her life.