One Quiet Woman

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1930, Lancashire:

Leah Turner's father has been killed in an accident at the laundry, & 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 & 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 & moving with him to the pretty hamlet of Ellindale may be the only chance of a better life for her sister.

Ideal for anyone who loves sagas.

This paperback book has 359 pages & measures: 20 x 13 x 2.5cm approx.