She had nearly drowned on the Lusitania, barely survived on the San Francisco streets after the earthquake and, as a Suffragette, had been imprisoned at Holloway. She always expected to come back from these extraordinary adventures and never imagined she might possibly die.
A new book appeared on her doorstep. Astrid was hoping for a no drama country romp and looked forward to meeting the Earnshaws and Lintons on the beautiful Yorkshire moors.