Hi Pruni
Ok, hell it is a long time since I read it and like you I would weep masses, quite embarrasing as It was my public transport comute read.
from what I remember (cloudy recall here) is that the Widow's DIL is a tad flighty and has an affair, she ends up dead at the hands of her lover and her body is hidden in the forest...the time travel stuff is about that. The baby she has is not the Widow's sons but the product of a tryst in a WW2 bomb shelter with a scarred solider ('All dogs look grey in the dark')
hmmn...and the house whose name was changed by the new Scottish owner...he was a bit of a sod to his sweet wife, well, their barely teenage daughter who has been withdrawn take ill and the wife works out she's had a miscarriage and it's the result of horrid hubbies incest with her. I'm sure she does for him and happily lives her life with her daughter and eventually turns into a cat and disappears (!)
It is so wonderfully emotional and tugs at every part of your being. I hope my recollections make sense and I strongly advise you to borrow an audio copy from your library as I can't do it justice. Set aside an afternoon/rvrning for you, gey a box of tissues and on of chocolates, a pot of tea and enjoy.
BTW have you done her 1st novel behind the scenes at the museum? Awesome and will make you weep, roar buckets and feel emotionally drained too, but in a wonderful way
Hope that helps