Miss Miranda Courtney was the daughter of a vicar; her parents both died in the great influenza epidemic of 1877. Now at 21, she is a "poor relation" in the home of her brother Walter and his grasping wife. When Walter tries to pressure Miranda into marrying his business partner James, who is twice her age, she rebels and does the unthinkable: she seeks employment. Miranda can sew well, so she is hired as a sewing woman at the estate of the Glendowers at Ynys Noddfa in Wales, and she comes to the attention of its master, Gethin Glendower. Puzzling events ensue.
This novel is part gothic, part clogs and shawls, and there's nothing new in it, but it is a tale well told and I enjoyed it.
This novel is part gothic, part clogs and shawls, and there's nothing new in it, but it is a tale well told and I enjoyed it.
