Helena's Promise: a Quinta das Laranjeiras

Helena, single and thirty-three years of age, is settling into her new life as the owner of a Quinta (farm) in central Portugal. Unexpectedly the Quinta, and the characters she meets, quickly get under her skin, and she and her father find themselves on the brink of building new lives for themselves without her mother, whose death the previous November had left them totally bereft. Helena's inheritance, leads her to solving a family mystery deep in the heart of the Quinta, and now with...
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Helena, single and thirty-three years of age, is settling into her new life as the owner of a Quinta (farm) in central Portugal. Unexpectedly the Quinta, and the characters she meets, quickly get under her skin, and she and her father find themselves on the brink of building new lives for themselves without her mother, whose death the previous November had left them totally bereft. Helena's inheritance, leads her to solving a family mystery deep in the heart of the Quinta, and now with that firmly behind her she feels she can embark on a future filled with hope.The only dark cloud is the stalling of her unfolding relationship with Marco her solicitor. Due to circumstances beyond their control their embryonic romance has had to be placed firmly on the back burner. Helena whilst saddened by this turn of events, has other concerns to occupy her mind, not the least of these being finding a resolution to the Quinta's future. But in early august, with the hot sun burning down, and lethargy taking hold, Helena is finding it hard to concentrate. Then one day she discovers some very old bottles of port in the Quinta's cellar, and this sparks a change in her mood, and leads to her rekindling a friendship with an old friend.....