Shining Threads
The Sequel to THE MALLOW YEARS
Published on 19. July 2012
576 pages
978-1-4447-4509-2 (ISBN)
Description
When beautiful Tessa Harrison and her twin cousins take over their parents' Lancashire cotton mill, their luxurious upbringing has left them unprepared for their new responsibilities.
For Tessa, there is an added but forbidden attraction at the mill. Foreman Will Broadbent, with his genuine understanding of the business and its workers, could not be more different from the dashing
cousins.
Yet, like the twins, he is hopelessly in love with this untameable girl.Their love for Tessa will lead one to death, one to the arms of another woman, a thrid too faint-hearted to take up his inheritance.And
Tessa, the girl who could choose any man she wanted, is forced to shoulder more burdens than she could have imagined before she can be united with the one man she truly needs.
For Tessa, there is an added but forbidden attraction at the mill. Foreman Will Broadbent, with his genuine understanding of the business and its workers, could not be more different from the dashing
cousins.
Yet, like the twins, he is hopelessly in love with this untameable girl.Their love for Tessa will lead one to death, one to the arms of another woman, a thrid too faint-hearted to take up his inheritance.And
Tessa, the girl who could choose any man she wanted, is forced to shoulder more burdens than she could have imagined before she can be united with the one man she truly needs.
Reviews / Votes
This saga is, like all of Audrey Howard's books, compelling and memorable...a joy to read * The Historical Novels review on A PLACE CALLED HOP * Among the dross that constitutes the Liverpool saga market for women, Howard's enjoyable 19th-century historical romance of crossed love shines out. * Daily Mail * Poignant and well plotted, this is the book to curl up with to shut out troubles. * Woman's Realm on BEYOND THE SHINING WATER * Her thousands of fans recognise the artistry of a true storyteller * Lancashire Life * Life and middle class living in Liverpool in the early 1900's is the colourful backcloth for the latest novel from this master storyteller * Coventry Evening Telegraph * Another blockbuster guaranteed to delight fans of widescreen saga story-telling. * Peterborough Evening Telegraph * A well-rounded coming-of-age story...engrossing, emotionally intense page-turner * The Historical Novels Review on WHISPERS ON THE WA * A stirring and dramatic romance * prize quest.com on WHISPERS ON THE WATER *More details
Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton General Division (Digital)
Edition type
Digital original
File size
0,54 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4447-4509-2 (9781444745092)
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Book
02/1992
Coronet Books
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Person
Audrey Howard was born in Liverpool in 1929. Before she began to write she had a variety of jobs, among them hairdresser, model, shop assistant, cleaner and civil servant. In 1981, while living in Australia, she wrote the first of her bestselling novels. Here fourth novel, The Juniper Bush, won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award in 1988.She lives in St Anne's on Sea, her childhood home.
