Sisters of Gold

Description

Sisters Margaret and Annie lost their mother years ago, they long for her every day. Their protective and devout father keeps the girls close. But he can't protect them all the time . . . When a scandal rocks this family unit to their core, the girls are forced to leave their home under a shadow of secrecy. The girls arrive in the Birmingham's famous jewellery quarter one stifling August evening to stay with their uncle, goldsmith Ebenezer Watts. Annie takes up work at a nearby factory, but it's not the work that interests her. Her kind and soft nature, means that her attention is drawn to the immediate need of her impoverished colleagues and the wretched lives they lead. Meanwhile, Ebenezer employs Margaret as a chain maker. When Margaret meets silversmith Philipp Tallis, she is drawn to him instantly. Margaret is forced closer to this mysterious man in the cramped workshop, as they create objects of beauty. But what is it the Sisters of Gold are hiding? Even though they've escaped their past once, it can't stay hidden forever . . . Sisters of Gold is an emotional and heart-warming story with a richly imagined Birmingham setting, from Annie Murray, author of The Doorstep Child.

Annie Murray was born in Berkshire and read English at St John's College, Oxford. Her first 'Birmingham' story, Birmingham Rose, hit the Sunday Times bestseller list when it was published in 1995. She has subsequently written many other successful novels, including the bestselling Chocolate Girls and War Babies. Sisters of Gold is Annie's twenty-first novel, after the top ten bestselling The Doorstep Child. Annie has four children and lives near Reading.

This heart-warming story is a gripping read, full of drama, love and compassion (Soldier Girl) * Take a Break * This epic saga will have you gripped from start to finish (Chocolate Girls) * Birmingham Evening Mail * An exceptional first novel (Birmingham Rose) * Chronicle * Just the right mix of mystery and nostalgia (Birmingham Friends) * Parents' Magazine * A tale of passion and empathy which will keep you hooked (Birmingham Blitz) * Woman's Own *