Mistress Pat

In this poignant sequel to 'Pat of Silver Bush,' readers follow Patricia Gardiner from her early twenties into her thirties as she clings to her idyllic home on Prince Edward Island. Pat believes Silver Bush is her sanctuary, but life brings inevitable changes, including family marriages, departures, the arrival of a difficult sister-in-law, and personal losses. The story explores Pat's deep devotion to her home, her internal struggle with loneliness and identity, and her journey to understand love and acceptance. It's a rich, character-driven narrative about resilience, the bittersweet nature of change, and ultimately, finding where you truly belong.

Surrounded and over-protected by her loving family on her Prince Edward Island home, twenty-year-old Pat begins to question the wisdom of rejecting the outside world.