What would you do if you discovered your whole life was built on a lie?

It’s 1875, in the seaside village of Seaton Carew in north east England. Fourteen year old William Harper dreams of being an artist but knows his strict Papa will never allow it. When he discovers a shocking family secret, he runs away to York. Penniless, he finds a job in a baker’s shop.

Driven by a need to know his true identity, William’s search for his real family is beset by doubts, and even though he finds a way to paint, the pull of the past is strong, drawing him into a web of deceit. When tragedy strikes and a new set of lies unravels, William has to summon up the courage to uncover the truth about those he loves. Can he make the right choices about who should he give his heart to, and where his future lies?

Escape into William’s journey of discovery, love and loss in the first book of the Seaton Carew Sagas series. A Borrowed Past is a historical saga for anyone who’s ever felt that they don’t belong.