When Lucy’s mother Amy is flung out of the house by her seafaring husband in a
drunk rage, she is rescued by a gentleman naval officer. Only on her deathbed
does Amy reveal Lucy’s true lineage. Determined to hold the family together,
Lucy marries unwisely and is forced to seek work at shipyard owner Buchanan’s
house where she used to help her mother as a child and where she first met his
kind nephew and malicious son. And Lucy finds in the face of such adversity,
love will not run an easy course….
drunk rage, she is rescued by a gentleman naval officer. Only on her deathbed
does Amy reveal Lucy’s true lineage. Determined to hold the family together,
Lucy marries unwisely and is forced to seek work at shipyard owner Buchanan’s
house where she used to help her mother as a child and where she first met his
kind nephew and malicious son. And Lucy finds in the face of such adversity,
love will not run an easy course….
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A warm-hearted yet gritty saga
'This novel has the clear ring of authenticity . . . the depth of the setting gives it its richness.'
Irene Carr is posing a serious challenge for the crown vacated by Catherine Cookson
Irene Carr knows the world she recreates in her tales and it shows in the detail . . . Lovers of North East sagas won't be disappointed
A splendid tale of jealousy, revenge and hard-won love