The Blue Bedroom and Other Stories

In the title story, fourteen-year-old Emily is forced to deal with her mother's beautiful bedroom becoming her stepmother's after her mother dies. Young Oliver discovers the dark secret of the man who lives in 'The House on the Hill', when his sister goes into early labour on the day of a wild storm; and a lonely young widow's life is to be changed when her children arrange a 'Tea with the Professor'. In this wonderful collection of short stories, Rosamunde Pilcher displays her warmth, humour, and deep sensitivity to human frailties, joys and fears.