Darker The Shadows - Couverture souple

Cowley, Susan M

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1719936382 ISBN 13 : 9781719936385

Editeur : Independently published, 2019

Synopsis

Set against the twin backdrops of a breathtaking ancestral estate in the Highlands of Scotland, and the poor, though heart-warming back streets of Liverpool, Darker The Shadows takes the reader on a journey of friendship and passion, ambition and loss, betrayal and murder spanning three generations of the Stephenson family. With the Great War now over, Marcus a wealthy shipping merchant is about to marry beautiful and beguiling Clarissa Bamford, sister to Marcus’s best friend and accountant John. But unlike Marcus John was not excluded from the war and has returned a changed man. He has plans, and begins to pay attention to Constance the widowed matriarch of the family. Move forward a few years to Audrey Stephenson, the naïve daughter of Marcus and Clarissa. World War 2 has begun and with it the arrival of the yanks. When she met Martin Corbett it was love at first sight. Working at a large hospital in Liverpool the shy Margaret is forced by her well-meaning friends to go the local dance at the air force base. Introduced to him by Mim her best friend she finds love in his arms as they dance to the music. But she is not to be happy with this handsome airman. Coming from a wealthy background she has never known hardship but as she realised she is pregnant and thinking her parents will accept the child she tells them in anticipation of their acceptance of the situation. Her mother is furious and banishes her from the house, her father the rich merchant sides with his wife and the girl has to leave She visits an old friend Molly Bratt who lives in a rented house Jericho Road. Knowing Audrey’s state Molly insists the girl stay with her. Hoping that her beloved Martin will return and marry her she receives news of his death in Italy. Unable to cope Molly supports her friend through the pregnancy and the baby is born a beautiful baby girl. Learning to manage on little wages she looks after her child. After the war, Molly’s boyfriend returns. Unable to find work in Liverpool, they move to Bristol. Refusing to go with them Audrey stays at Jericho Road. But she can’t cope without Molly’s help. Molly sends her bus tickets so she and Margaret can live with them in Bristol but before she goes Molly and her husband are killed in a tragic motor accident. Distraught Audrey is unable cope once again. She is found in the house, with the baby and is in a terrible state. The doctor is called and it is at that point she makes the decision to put her beautiful daughter up for adoption.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1719936382
• ISBN 13: 9781719936385
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 300
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