In the first of an extraordinary trilogy of love, tragedy, and hope, there’s a high price to pay for happiness, from the author of the Feeney Family Saga.
While her brothers and sisters resign themselves to a life of drudgery, Katherine “Kit” Kilmaster yearns for better things.
When she is tempted into dangerous situations with young men above her station, the family are scandalized. Kit revels in London Society, until an unexpected consequence of her free-and-easy lifestyle stops her in her tracks.
Thrust back into village life, Kit falls prey to malicious gossip. Overwhelmed, she finally heeds her family’s advice and is almost destroyed. But then a chance encounter promises to deliver the husband and children she has always wanted—provided her shameful secret is not revealed . . .
Praise for the writing of Sheelagh Kelly
“Sheelagh Kelly surely can write.” —Sunderland Echo
“Genuinely perceptive portrayals of human relationships.” —Irish Independent
Sheelagh Kelly is an author from York. She worked as a book-keeper whilst bringing up her two daughters, and her interest in genealogy and a desire to trace her ancestors resulted in her first novel. She writes historical fiction, often based in the city of York, ranging from Viking times to the 19th century.