
The Miner's Wife
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Nineteen-year-old Meg Oversby often dreams of a more exciting life than the dull existence she faces at her familyaEUR (TM)s farm deep in the Yorkshire Dales. Growing up, sheaEUR (TM)s always sensed her fatheraEUR (TM)s disappointment at not having a son to help with the farm work.
So when Meg dances all night at the local market hall with Sam Alderson, a lead miner from Swaledale, a new light enters her life. Sam and his brother Jack show Meg a side to life she didnaEUR (TM)t know existed. But when her parents find out, sheaEUR (TM)s forbidden from ever seeing them again.
Although where there is love, there is often a way. When MegaEUR (TM)s uncle offers her the chance of helping to run the small village shop, she leaps at the opportunity, seeing it as a way to escape the oppressive family farm and see more of her beloved Sam. But as love blossoms, a darker truth emerges and Meg realizes that Sam may not be the man she thought he was . . .
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If you are a lover of historical sagas and the sweep of the northern hills and their romance, then this novel is definitely for you * Historical Novel Society * An enthralling tale packed with emotion, drama and the harsh realities of life in nineteenth-century northern England * Lancashire Post *More details
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