An early-twentieth-century laundress marries a wealthy man and struggles to fit in among elite society in this poignant historical saga.
When laundress Mercy Seaton’s chance meeting with Peter Lisburne at the annual Torquay regatta leads to a whirlwind proposal, she’s swept into her husband’s glittering world at ‘I do’.
But all that glitters is not gold and Mercy’s discomfort in the drawing rooms of Edwardian society leave her adrift in a world she’s ill prepared for. Combined with the onset of war, Mercy’s life becomes an ever-changing landscape of uncertainty.
As the world falls into chaos can Mercy find inner strength to pull her through, giving her the courage to dream again?
Perfect for fans of Janet Tanner, Grace Thompson, and Nadine Dorries.Irene Northan was born on Tyneside, NE England and raised in Devon. Phyllida, published in 1976, was the first of 20 fiction titles and 1 non-fiction title written before her death in June 1993. Irene was a founding member of Brixham Writers’ Circle, a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, Librarian of Brixham Museum, and Reader for the South West Arts.