The Ties That Bind

The Lost Heir by Jane Cable is a compelling dual timeline novel. It is the second book in The Cornish Echoes Dual Timeline Mystery series but can be read as a stand-alone.

The novel is set in the early nineteenth century and 2020 as lockdown begins. It evokes memories within the reader of isolation, food shortages, 2m rules, daily exercise and meetings via computer. We see strangers meeting on daily exercises who then find unique ways to connect.

A ‘gift’ passed down from her grandmother plagues a character as she tries to cope with daily life.

Characters in present day find links to the past as they search for their family trees. We all want to know where we have come from.