Light Of The Moon / Consider The Lily

Moonlit Beginnings

In Light of the Moon / Consider the Lily, award-winning author Elizabeth Buchan transports readers to the serene yet secretive corners of early 20th-century England. When young governess Eliza Caldwell arrives at the sprawling Willowmere estate under a silvery full moon, she expects only to oversee the education of two precocious children. Instead, she finds herself drawn into a tapestry of whispered legends: a hidden garden that blooms only under moonlight, a family curse spoken of in hushed tones, and an elderly aunt whose cryptic advice hints at a world beyond mortal understanding. As Eliza’s curiosity leads her deeper into Willowmere’s antique corridors, she senses that every shadow could harbor a secret—and every bloom might conceal a truth.

Shadows in the Garden

As days pass, Eliza becomes entwined in the lives of her pupils—wistful Clara, who sketches the ghostly outlines of unseen flowers, and spirited Thomas, whose midnight escapades seem guided by an unseen hand. By lantern glow, Eliza uncovers a forgotten journal revealing the estate’s tragic past: the untimely deaths of two sisters whose fates may mirror Clara and Thomas’s destiny. Buchan’s prose evokes the fragrance of night-blooming lilies and the hush of dew-laden grass, creating a sumptuous atmosphere where the natural and supernatural intermingle. At every turn, Eliza must decide whether to protect the children by concealing the truth—or risk everything to unearth the garden’s hidden power.

Secrets Unfold at Dawn

With dawn comes revelation and peril. As Eliza races to decipher the journal’s final entry, spectral apparitions guide her toward a moonlit clearing where truth and reconciliation await. Loyalties are tested, ancestral sins confronted, and bonds of friendship forged in the soft glow of dawn’s first light. In a breathtaking climax, Eliza must confront her own fears—and choose between the security of ignorance and the liberating promise of knowledge. Elizabeth Buchan weaves a spellbinding tale of mystery, romance, and the transcendent magic of nature’s nocturnal bloom.

. Elizabeth Buchan is a bestselling British novelist acclaimed for her richly drawn characters and evocative settings, whose work seamlessly blends historical authenticity with lyrical storytelling to illuminate the hidden wonders of the human heart.