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An Honourable Estate
England, 1315. Famine and unrest are spreading across the country, and when Sir William Bradshaigh joins Adam Banastre's rebellion against their overlord, the Earl of Lancaster, things do not go to plan. Sir William is lucky to escape with his life after a battle at Preston and, as a wanted man, he has no choice but to become an outlaw. Meanwhile, the lands at Haigh are forfeit to the king, who gives them to Sir Peter Lymesey for a year and a day...while Lady Mabel Bradshaigh must make a hard choice if she is to protect her children and herself.
So I Kissed Her Little Sister
Following the experiences of a new way of life, this autobiographical novel charts a woman's challenging, long struggle for independence and creative recognition amidst childhood in the 1960s, Liverpool, art college, marriage, and family life with a painter husband and children.
The Circle of Fortune
When Roger Mortimer escapes from the Tower of London, Alicia de Lacy and her husband, Eble le Strange, support his campaign to rid England of Edward II and his hated favourite, Hugh le Despenser. But as Mortimer's power increases he becomes as corrupt as his predecessors, and Alicia and Eble are forced to decide where their loyalties really lie.
The de Lacy Inheritance
Using characters known to recorded history, Elizabeth Ashworth weaves a tale of loves lost and found during the exile of Richard the Lionheart.
By Loyalty Bound
With the scant remains of Richard III lifted recently from such humble soil, Elizabeth Ashworth presents us here with the results of her own excavation. Perhaps no other ruler has engendered such a spirit of ambivalence in the British public - murderer or maverick, disfigured disgrace to the throne or exciting, romantic anti-hero, unafraid of getting his hands dirty in the heat of battle. The various contradictions that feed our understanding of the man are enacted here, focusing on a series of formative events in his early life that cast him in an interesting new light. When 17-year-old Richard, Duke of Gloucester, defies his elder brother, Edward IV, and rides to Hornby Castle in the north...
The Widow's Shillings
Pre-order the final book in the Cavanah series now! Kitty Cavanah has been fighting for her children ever since they left Dublin. Their life in Ireland feels like a lifetime ago, and now, settled in Blackburn Kitty continues to fight for a better future for her family. With her daughter, Agnes, settled and married, Kitty must focus on her youngest children and their dream of making it across the sea to America, and a better life. She may only have a few shillings to her name, but Kitty never gives up on fighting for her a better future for her family, and working her way up in the mills of Blackburn could be the making of her fortune.
Favoured Beyond Fortune
She was one of the richest noblewomen in England. But Alicia de Lacy lost everything when her husband, Thomas of Lancaster, led a rebellion against King Edward II. Everything except the love of one man.
The Rag Maiden
One woman dreams of a better life for her family – but how do you find it when all you've ever known is poverty? Ireland, 1848 The potato famine has left the Cavanah family destitute. Kitty and Peter manage to secure tickets for America - seeking hope in an unknown land. But still fortune will not favour them. On a terrifying crossing of the Irish Sea, Peter vanishes, and with him their tickets. Now, Kitty and her young family are stranded in Liverpool - with not a penny to their name. Facing prejudice and distrust, they move to Blackburn, where the welcome is no warmer, but Kitty at least can gather rags and scraps to exchange for a coin or two. She refuses to give up hope - on finding Peter, on getting to America. Yet Kitty knows they are just one bad day away from the evils of the workhouse . . . The Rag Maiden is a powerful and enthralling tale of one woman's struggle to save her family.
The Widow’s Shillings
Pre-order the final book in the Cavanah series now! Kitty Cavanah has been fighting for her children ever since they left Dublin. Their life in Ireland feels like a lifetime ago, and now, settled in Blackburn Kitty continues to fight for a better future for her family. With her daughter, Agnes, settled and married, Kitty must focus on her youngest children and their dream of making it across the sea to America, and a better life. She may only have a few shillings to her name, but Kitty never gives up on fighting for her a better future for her family, and working her way up in the mills of Blackburn could be the making of her fortune.
The Origami Bird
Featuring 14 short stories, this collection examines the positive and degenerative influence of the creative spirit on both people's behavior and their relationships with others.
