One quiet woman
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Word Count
89,750 words, Guess
Page Count
359 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL28234754M
- ISBN-139781473630772
- ISBN-101473630770
- OCLC Control Number949752081
- OCLC Control Numberonequietwoman0000jaco
Classifications
- DDC823.92
- LCCPR9619.3.J24
Description
1930, Lancashire: Leah Turner's father has been killed in an accident at the laundry, and since her mother died years ago it falls to her to become sole provider for her little sister. But women's wages are half those of men and pawning the few belongings she has left will only keep their vicious rent collector at bay for a few weeks, so even if she finds a job, they'll lose their home. Out of the blue Charlie Willcox, the local pawnbroker, offers her a deal. His brother Jonah, an invalid since being gassed in the Great War, needs a wife. Charlie thinks Leah would be perfect for the job. The idea of a marriage of convenience doesn't please Leah, but she finds Jonah agreeable enough and moving with him to the pretty hamlet of Ellindale may be the only chance of a better life for her sister. But other people have plans for the remote Pennine valley, and the two sisters find themselves facing danger in their new life with Jonah. Can the three of them ever look to a brighter future?
Subjects
Series Statement
- Ellindale saga -- Bk. 1
Other Editions
- One quiet woman
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