Heir to Greyladies

Description

Set in the early 1900s. The country manor house of Greyladies is always owned by a female descendant of the Latimers. When Harriet inherits it, that comes as a complete surprise. She's been working as a maid in a large country house, but when she realises that her stepmother wants to get her hands on her inheritance, she runs away. She goes with the partly crippled son of her employer, with whom she's great friends. Joseph has quarrelled with his father. She had been going to work as Joseph's housekeeper, now she's unsure what will happen, so they go to look at her house, expecting to find only a cottage. When the stepbrother finds out she's inherited a big house, he and his mother cause trouble. Who is to protect her from danger?

Anna Jacobs is the author of over seventy novels and is addicted to storytelling. She grew up in Lancashire, emigrated to Australia in the 1970s and writes stories set in both countries. She loves to return to England regularly to visit her family and soak up the history. She has two grown-up daughters and a grandson, and lives with her husband in a spacious waterfront home. Often as she writes, dolphins frolic outside the window of her study. Inside, the house is crammed with thousands of books.

'I found myself reading on much longer than I intended...the story does not flag at all, and I recommend it as a jolly good read.' Historical Novels Review 'Captivating, and this is more than just a romantic fiction. It's a bit like Eastenders set in 1910, and it works beautifully!... A beautifully told, engaging story with brilliant characters. What more could you possibly want?' Booksmonthly