<p><font>''<b>Lush, romantic and full of intrigue</b>'' Tracy Rees, Richard & Judy bestselling author</font><br><br><b>From the award-winning author of <i>The Apothecary''s Daughter</i> comes </b><b><i>The Fading of the Light, </i>the next book in the Spindrift Trilogy - </b><b>a beautifully evocative, family drama,</b><b> perfect for fans of </b><b>Santa Montefiore, Lucinda Riley and </b><b>Elizabeth Jane Howard''s Cazalet Chronicles</b><b>.</b><br><br><font><i>1902. Spindrift House, Cornwall</i></font><br><br>Edith Fairchild, deserted by her feckless husband Benedict eight years before, has established the thriving Spindrift artists'' community by the sea and found deep and lasting love with Pascal. They have accepted that they cannot marry, but when Benedict returns unexpectedly to Spindrift House, all Edith and Pascal''s secret hopes and dreams of a joyous life together are overturned.<br><br>Benedict''s arrival shatters the peaceful and creative atmosphere of t