The Broken Bough (Camden)

Harriet's fiancé Kevin had spent a whole year away from her in the West Indies. His letters assured her that he still loved her as much as ever. But Harriet had changed inside herself. She knew that she just couldn't marry him. From the start, Harriet had been so sure about Kevin. She had agreed to their engagement although her beloved father had never liked him, and had blamed Kevin for the accident in which Harriet's mother had died. There was no other man in her life, but she wanted independence rather than marriage. "Make a clean break," her father said. But Harriet knew it wouldn't be that easy.