The Sleeping Ghosts of Timerton

Tracey Atkinson-Page

Jun 2026 · Book Guild Publishing

About this eBook

1952. The Winston family, scarred by the losses of war, gather at Timerton Rectory for the funeral and will reading of the formidable Geraldine Winston. For widower Professor John Winston, Geraldine’s nephew, and his daughters, Margaret and Clara, the return to the family’s ancestral home stirs long-buried grief.

Still haunted by the Blitz that claimed their mother and grandparents, the inquisitive girls long for love, adventure and escape. When they learn that their great-aunt once had a twin sister who vanished without trace, their curiosity deepens. Strange disturbances and a ghostly presence soon draw the sisters into a web of long-forgotten secrets.

As they explore the abandoned church and nearby convent, clues linked to many forgotten and unresolved mysteries of years gone by are uncovered.

With courage and unexpected guidance, can Margaret and Clara untangle a century of lies, bringing truth and justice back to a family and their community still living in the shadows of the past?

About the author

Tracey Atkinson-Page is a former commercial pilot who has always favoured the creative arts. Upon retiring from a high-pressure environment involving criminal intelligence, she returned to her love of writing. She holds a BA (Hons) in English Literature and Creative Writing, and spends many hours writing in her garden chalet, supported by her orphaned ginger cat and surrounded by walls of books.