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From London, where after the divorce she sold the house and left her profession as an English professor, Ruth Dunbar comes to Edinburgh to take care of her sick father. A swindler who has taken up residence in the house in the role of caretaker claims the inheritance after her father's sudden death, and Ruth suddenly has a dangerous adversary. While organizing his parents' estate, he discovers an ancient diary and letters of his ancestor from the 18th century. It is about Thomas Erskine (1750–1823), a real figure in British history and a great-grandfather of the author herself. The novel's heroine Ruth gets to know not only his colorful life story, but also his supernatural ability to enter past and future times and communicate with the spirits of the dead. Ruth discovers similar abilities in herself: she slowly feels Thomas's real presence, but also the presence of his old enemies... Fortunately, she doesn't have to face everything alone. In the exciting search for the roots of her family, she is accompanied by loyal friends and meets an unexpected love, as beautiful as the wild Scottish nature. A new and long-awaited novel by a popular author whose books combine history with the present, the supernatural with the real world.