The Walking Stick — Winston Graham

From the author of Poldark, the bestselling book and hit television series. Ever since a fateful accident occurred in her childhood, crippling her for life, twenty-six year old Deborah Dainton has lacked confidence. Although convinced of her unattractiveness to men, she gradually becomes persuaded by one man's love for her and blossoms into a life of romance. But each step into this relationship plunges her further into a sinister and dangerous enterprise . . . With his signature masterly detail, Winston Graham unfolds a high drama crisis minute by minute through captivating characters and shocking consequences in The Walking Stick.