Passing Clouds by Briony Merle Buck

Arianwen goes to art school where she falls in love with her tutor. For various reasons, it takes them quite a while to get together. They have a wonderful six months then Arianwen is made seriously ill and her 'family' move her away to get well. They will not tell Jon where she is and he spends a great deal of time searching for her.
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