Ketherstone Ridge is an historical novel set in the 19th century (between 1847 & 1890, with references extending before and after those dates). It follows the lives of a widower (Gabriel) and his small daughter (Rebecca) who escape disease-ridden London with the intention of emigrating to the New World, but through a curious twist of Fate they settle instead in a village in the Cotswolds, where Gabriel takes up employment at the local Manor House. Gabriel is erudite and is musically talented, but he chooses, judiciously, to hide his accomplishments from his employers. He is 'exposed'...