Love Is a Fervent Fire

In Love is a Fervent Fire Jenkins plumbs the depths of the subtlest human emotions in a brilliant study of sexual psychology. Burnt-out war hero and widower Hugh Carstares moves to a small Scottish village to work with the forestry service. The arrival of this intriguing, enigmatic, single man triggers the villagers' intense curiosity, which soon turns to violent passion and hatred as Constance Kilgour and her fatherless child become objects of Hugh's love and compassion.