Ann Walker

Heiress to a vast estate with an impressive private income, shy Ann Walker lives under the watchful eye of a tribe of relations who don’t always have her best interests at heart.

Since the death of her parents and her sister’s move to Inverness, Ann relies on the company of her elderly aunt and the doctors who call regularly at Crow Nest to treat the nervous disorders she has suffered since childhood.

Ann lacks confidence, but, as those around her will discover, not courage