Product Description

Stunned by her stepmother’s accusation that she killed her beloved little brother, Rachel Cade is even more shocked to find she is at the mercy of the village’s evil Magistrate Bedworth who sends her to the workhouse to await trial. There, Rachel is convinced her fate is sealed, but she has reckoned without the actions of handsome landowner Jared Lytton who comes to her rescue.

Despite being vindicated, Rachel is forced to leave the village. Life is tough and she has to struggle to survive until she meets the widow Beulah Thomas and her son William. Working on their farm, she is treated with kindness and when William asks for her hand in marriage, she agrees - more out of gratitude than out of love. But Rachel cannot forget Jared Lytton, whose path seems destined to cross hers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #362206 in Books
• Published on: 1999-01-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

South Wales Argus
A dramatic saga of injustice and struggle against adversity in the best tradition of Catherine Cookson'

Review
A dramatic saga of injustice and struggle against adversity in the best tradition of Catherine Cookson’ (South Wales Argus )

‘A super tale that lingers long in the memory’ (Bolton Evening News )

About the Author
Meg Hutchinson left school at fifteen and didn’t return to education until she was thirty-three, when she entered Teacher Training College and studied for her degree in the evenings. Telling stories and writing compositions have been part of Meg’s life since a child and she now indulges this passion in a little cottage in Shropshire.