The Keepsake

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A stunning saga set in the city of York, as a poor boy falls for a rich girl a tale of passion, poverty, and ultimately great bravery as they fight to keep together against everyones expectations.
Marty Lanegan is working as a boot boy in Yorks splendid Station Hotel when he catches sight of the most beautiful girl hes ever seen. Henrietta Ibbetson is the daughter of a prominent landowner, whos far from pleased with his rebellious daughter. When she announces her love for a mere servant, he throws her out.

Martys family is none too delighted with his choice Etta cant cook, sew, clean or make herself useful in any way. However, Marty is ambitious, Etta is content and they are wildly in love. But is that enough to sustain them as they raise a family of their own

Sheelagh Kelly is back with a tremendously compelling saga of life below the poverty line in her home town of York, as the rigid conventions of Edwardian England crumble in the onslaught of the Great War and her characters face the changes with warmth, humour and determination.

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'Genuinely perceptive portrayals of human relationships' IRISH INDEPENDENT 'Sheelagh Kelly surely can write' SUNDERLAND ECHO

Author Bio

Sheelagh Kelly was born in York. She left school at fifteen and went to work as a book-keeper. She has written for pleasure since she was a small child, but not until 1980 were the seeds sown for her first novel, 'A Long Way from Heaven', when she developed an interest in genealogy and local history and decided to trace her ancestors' story. She has since completed many bestselling sagas, most of which are set in or around the city of York.