Sins of the mothers, Book 2, Legacy continues the stories of Henrietta, Joseph and Seth. The turbulence of their personal lives is a reflection of events in Europe between 1912 and the 1930s. A visit to London in 1919 brings reality sharply to Henrietta's attention when she sees disabled ex-servicemen begging on the streets and she feels compelled to put her own troubles aside and help as best she can. Loss and recovery affect them all deeply in many unexpected ways. The troubling specter of Bounders which caused Henrietta so much trouble in Book 1, rises again and results in the breakdown of...

This is the first book in a series, Sins of the Mothers. Ann Forrester opens with the Victorian birth of Henrietta 1881-1912. Henrietta comes into her own during Golden Age of Edwardian England. A time bringing great changes in the daily lives of many people: telephones, cars, domestic machines and yet remaining legally entrenched in historic ideas of morality. After a lonely childhood in a remote corner of Sussex, England, Lady Henrietta Wimsby is swept into the color and glamour of London Society until her father abruptly summons her home to take over the neglected manor lands of her youth....

Ellie, Book 3 of Sins of the Mothers, continues the stories of Henrietta, Seth and their daughter, Ellie. She is a brilliant mathematician, drawn into the world of secret intelligence and code-breaking during and after World War Two as Britain's espionage community is beset with spies, defections and disrupted relations with old allies. The specter of Bounders, which brought Henrietta and Joseph together in Book 1 of this series, returns to inflict further mayhem on Ellie's life, resulting in the death of her husband. Through all her problems, Fletchley Manor remains her anchor and in times...