The Heather-Moon

Barrie is a lonely girl raised by a cold, secretive grandmother in a shuttered Scottish house, forbidden to ask about the mother she was told is dead. When she stumbles on a locked garret full of that mother’s things, the discovery cracks open the story her family has kept, and she runs off across the heather to find the truth for herself. The Williamsons, a husband-and-wife team known for their breezy travel romances, fill the road with new companions, hidden identities, and a slow-blooming love. It is a warm, old-fashioned adventure carried by a heroine easy to root for. A free PDF and EPUB edition of this 1912 novel is available here.