When Scott and his twin sister inherit their great uncle Roger’s house, Fiona hopes that selling it will pay off her student loans, while Scott dreams of a better life than living in his mother’s claustrophobic house and working a minimum wage job he hates. But they soon discover there’s nothing of any worth in the crumbling old house. Nothing, that is, except for a beautiful dress made of lilac satin and delicate lace.
Fiona claims the dress as her own, but Scott finds himself strangely draw to it. It seems to represent everything that Scott secretly longs for: the elegance of a more sophisticated life, more refined conversation, more meaningful connections. But as the secrets of the dress reveal themselves and he’s tantalised by the promises of its stunning young owner, Scott finds out that true love requires sacrifice…
Lilac and Old Lace is the second sinister short story in the Truly, Madly, Weirdly collection, written by award-winning author Victoria Williamson and available to purchase as an anthology.
