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Brandy Row
Brandy Row takes place on the Isle of Portland between 1830 and 1851 - when smuggling was rife and the close knit community armed themselves against foreigners or Kimberlins. A young fisherman Matthew has fallen for Violet the beautiful daughter of a smuggler. They are childhood sweethearts when the new Customs Riding Officer arrives on the scene. Richard Dryer is handsome and shrewd and a worthy protagonist for the smugglers but trouble is brewing for everyone when Violet falls in love with him. Knowing that she risks being ostracised by her family and friends Violet has to make a decision that will have repercussions throughout the rest of her life. Brandy Row is a family saga that encompasses two generations it puts the flesh and bones on the history of Portland. It begins at a time
when the only access to Portland was by rope ferry and leads up to the construction of the breakwater. Brandy Row also fictionalises the arrival of the convicts on their way to the Verne prison prior to transportation and the traditions celebrations superstitions and customs of Portland at that time. It features smuggling sea rescues attempted rape and murder blackmail imprisonment tragedies and heartache. Brandy Row is the first of a new regional saga series that follows one family across a generation and takes place chronologically throughout the 19th century.
when the only access to Portland was by rope ferry and leads up to the construction of the breakwater. Brandy Row also fictionalises the arrival of the convicts on their way to the Verne prison prior to transportation and the traditions celebrations superstitions and customs of Portland at that time. It features smuggling sea rescues attempted rape and murder blackmail imprisonment tragedies and heartache. Brandy Row is the first of a new regional saga series that follows one family across a generation and takes place chronologically throughout the 19th century.
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