Cast A Long Shadow

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The year is 1916 and twenty-year-old Poppy Barlow is clearing the desk of her late father when she comes across a faded photograph of her father with his two sisters - aunts that Poppy never knew she had - along with their address. Poppy contacts her aunts, and is thrilled when they invite her to stay with them in Sheffield. But while Dale House might look grand from the outside, on closer inspection, the place is run-down and crumbling.

Poppy determines to change all this and applies for a job at the local scythe works - to the horror of her aunts. As Poppy learns to survive, she is tormented by many unanswered questions. Why had her father rejected Dale House Why had he never mentioned his sisters or the past And what could have happened between her aunts and Frederick Kenton, her new boss, that could cause them so much anguish every time his name, or the scythe works, is mentioned

Reviews

"This gentle rags-to-riches story will appeal to all romance fans . . . rich in historical ambience and appealing characters." "Booklist" on "The Thirteenth Child""
"Very readable and entertaining romance. Jeffrey pulls out all the stops, with. . . ahankies-at-the-ready happy ending that is as poignant as it is satisfying." "Booklist" on "Rookhurst Hall""

Author Bio

Elizabeth Jeffrey lives near Colchester in Essex, where many of her historical sagas are set. She is the author of more than fifteen novels and over a hundred published short stories. She is married with three children and seven grandchildren.