Daughter, sister, Aunt, niece and friend. Mirren was all that and more! A dutiful daughter to her ill mother made her tired and with not much hope in meeting her fiancée in Canada anytime soon.
Mirren's strength came from her friends. They did what they could to help her out. And Thank Goodness she had one brother, Robbie,that did what he could. Her other brother, Logan, was selfish and critical of Mirren's choices.
I wanted Mirren to find happiness. She really deserved it. She gave all her love and attention to everyone but herself. Mirren came close to being physically hurt on more than one occasion.
Mirren had a maternal aunt that she kept in contact with behind her mother's back. So many years ago after a silly argument, her mother and Aunt Catherine parted ways. What a loss.
Great story. I loved the characters. Mirren is one of my favorite characters. Warm, caring, patient and determined to take care of her family and friends.
I received this book from Boldwood to review.
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A Dutiful Daughter
Will her devotion to duty stop her from pursuing her dreams?
Paisley, Scotland, 1920
By day young Mirren Jarvis works in the twisting department at Ferguslie Thread Mills and by night she works in a local fried-fish shop. She also cares for her sick mother and forgoes the freedom and luxuries her friends enjoy, dreaming of the day her fiancé, Donald, will send for her to come and live with him in America.
In the aftermath of the Great War, many of the women in Mirren’s life are struggling. Her cousin Grace’s fiancé believes he is no longer fit for marriage due to his war injuries, and her widowed sister-in-law faces stern opposition from Mirren’s mother about her decision to remarry. Meanwhile, Mirren worries about her younger brother Robbie’s involvement in politics, encouraged by his friend Joe Hepburn.
As the day-to-day reality of working two jobs and caring for her sick mother begins to weigh more heavily on Mirren, the promise of a life in America with Donald seems even more unobtainable. But when Mirren finally gets her freedom, her plans for the future begin to unravel and she is forced to confront a seemingly impossible choice about her own future.
Storytelling at its best, Evelyn Hood is the original bestselling Scottish saga writer 💫
Previously published in paperback as A Procession of One
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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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