A Young girl leaves everything behind when she marries. She was frightened and doubted her choice.
Her husband was eager for the change. He was excited for their future. He was proud of his new wife. She was a beauty.
Duncan and Meg move into the Todd's home to learn the weaving trade. Duncan hoped one day to have his own business.
Adultery, lies and deceit changes the course of all their futures. These "Hidden Family Secrets" can ruin their families and the world as they know it.
I loved the story with all the twists and turns.
I received this book from Boldwood Books to review.
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Hidden Family Secrets
Can a long-kept secret ruin the future happiness of two families?
Paisley, Scotland 1745
Meg and Duncan Montgomery move to the flourishing Scottish town of Paisley to find work in the thriving weaving industry. Soon, Meg is expecting their first child, Margaret.
To make ends meet, they live in Peter Todd’s household, Duncan’s employer and Meg’s days are filled with domestic duties. But soon Meg and Duncan find themselves caught up in the intricate lives of the Todd family and when a tragic accident causes further conflict, a decision is made to keep a terrible secret from Meg.
As Margaret grows older, she despairs of the town’s inequality and becomes an advocate for the poor. While her philanthropic ideals are tolerated, even accepted by her understanding parents, Margaret’s affection for her childhood friend William Todd is greeted with disapproval.
But Margaret wants more from life than marriage and is overjoyed when she is taken on as a teacher at the local hospital.
As a dark secret from the past looms over the lives of both families,threatening to tear apart their futures, the younger Todds and Montgomery’s must decide between following in their parents’ footsteps or forging their own paths.
The start of The Paisley Women saga series from Evelyn Hood, the original bestselling Scottish saga writer.
Previously published in paperback as The Silken Thread
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Author Bio –
The Sunday Times bestselling author of 28 published novels, Evelyn Hood had a variety of jobs, including being a journalist and a poultry farmer. She was a full time writer, best known for her family sagas, set mainly in her home town of Paisley (Renfrewshire) and on the Clyde coast, where she also lived.
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