Paperback: The residents are facing more upheaval in a village where hidden truths do not stay hidden for long.
Taking advantage of the tourist interest caused by the peregrine falcons, the villagers decide to hold a scarecrow festival. Maggie, the rebellious teenager, now has a very undesirable boyfriend, and he and his friends decide to sabotage the festival. But the residents are quick to fight back against these vandals.
Things are going from bad to worse at Tarbethill Farm. Victor, the elder son, has taken over one of the fields and breaks his promise not to sell it to developers. When his father finds out he finally loses heart altogether.
At the big house, Lewis is besotted by his baby daughter, though his mother and Jinty are still wondering if she really is his. And Ginny loves him in silence. And as Molly starts to take advantage of Lewis' good nature, can Ginny bear to keep silent about her feelings for him?
Trouble in Prior's Ford (2009) is the third book in the appealing and well written Prior's Ford series set in a pretty Scottish border village.
About the author: A former journalist, Evelyn Hood is best known for family sagas mainly set in her home town of Paisley (Renfrewshire) and on the Clyde Coast, although she is also the author of 'Forward by Degrees', a history of the University of Paisley. The history was commissioned to mark the University's centenary as a place of further education and was published in April 1997.
Evelyn has also published six one-act stage plays, a Scottish pantomime, a children's musical and a number of short stories and articles. Unpublished but performed stage work includes a full length play, three pantomimes, six children's musicals, and a large number of monologues and sketches.
Her hobbies include reading and amateur drama, and she lives in West Kilbride, Ayrshire with her husband. They have two grown sons.
Eve Houston is Evelyn's pseudonym.
Rating: 5/5
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