Book Two of The Compleat Gardener series
by Edeana Malcolm
The second book in the Compleat Gardener Trilogy, the story of John and Susan Dean continues when they move with their growing family to Scotland. John finds work at Ellon Castle and learns that his employer is not the Earl of Aberdeen but rather the Earl's mistress, Penelope. Susan, cut off from her family and in an unfamiliar land, becomes friends with Penelope. Their growing friendship threatens to destroy John and Susan's marriage in an unexpected way. This trilogy is based on the lives of the author's ancestors who, in the 18th century, traveled from England to Scotland and Ireland, and finally to Nova Scotia.
I write historical fiction, often, but not always, based on family history.
Edeana Malcolm has written nine historical novels. Her latest, Maid of Gold, published in 2024, is set in the 1850s and tells the story of a couple from Quebec City who travel to the Australian Gold Rush in Melbourne and then return home again circumnavigating the world by sailing ship. It is based on one of the stories of her ancestors.
