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In this last instalment of the Guthrie's Lot series, it is now 2010. The original Guthrie cottage stands in ruins - except for the stone walls. Constance Macintosh - Mac - needs some space to recover from the loss of her mother and decides to renovate the cottage, turning it into a beautifully designed studio. There is just one thing that doesn't fit, a twisted old willow tree. Her designer mind wants to bulldoze it, and yet, she finds it somehow fascinating. With the help of Dan, a local builder, the house takes shape, but will Mac find the peace she seeks? And what will become of The Crying Tree?

In this first instalment of the Guthrie''s Lot series, set in the late 1800s, we meet Irvin Guthrie, a practical, no-nonsense man with a sick wife and a small child to care for. When his wife''s doctor suggests they move to a warmer climate, he spends everything he has on a property that ends up not being what he expected. Joanna Grenham has dreams of being a school teacher. When an opportunity presents itself, she jumps at the chance, only to find herself given no choice but to care for Irvin''s sick wife and child.Will Irvin and Joanna make the most of their circumstances, or will they forever find life as hard and unyielding as the ground in A Spacious Place.

In the second instalment of the Guthrie''s Lot series, it is now the late 1960s. Here we meet Irvin''s granddaughter Iris. Iris hungers for excitement and adventure, and she won''t find that in Gumleigh, or with the ever predictable Dave. The last thing she expected was for Dave to follow her across the world to England as she tries to find direction and meaning.Will Iris finally see through the charismatic, but ultimately selfish, Stan, or will Dave leave England alone and leave Iris to find her own way to A Level Path?