In the face of changing fortunes, the Strong family must unite to keep their wealth and status...or risk losing it all.As Cholera sweeps through the streets of Bristol, no one is immune. Blanche and her husband Conrad Heinkel, sugar merchant and master sugar baker, are devastated when their seven-year-old daughter Anne, is taken by the deadly disease. Lost in her own immense grief, her childhood sweetheart Tom Strong, is the only man who can heal Blanche's terrible hurt and reignite the passion for life and love that has died within her. But Horatia Strong, daughter of the eldest Strong...
In the face of changing fortunes, the Strong family must unite to keep their wealth and status...or risk losing it all.As Cholera sweeps through the s...
A gritty story of two girls from opposite backgrounds and their search for freedom and happiness.1925 - The Midlands Born on the canals, feisty Beth Dawson knows danger lurks in the shadows and suspecting she might be pregnant after a vicious attack she quickly marries a fellow boatman. Her mundane existence is interrupted by the arrival of Anthony Wesley whose mission is to organise the impoverished boatmen for strike action. Feeling valued and soon falling for Anthony, Beth wants to help the cause in any way she can. Along the way she is befriended by the company owners rebellious...
A gritty story of two girls from opposite backgrounds and their search for freedom and happiness.1925 - The Midlands Born on the canals, feisty Bet...