In Bristol Fashion
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The gale hit the small fleet of fishing boats almost without warning. John fought the useless tiller and roared out his orders. Before Little John could strike the mainsail the sheet tore from his palms. Seconds later he found himself in the freezing water tangled in the rigging that still clung to the splintered mast and spars. He heard himself bellow at the shock. Frantically flailing his arms about, he searched for something to cling to. A coil of rope flung from the nearest boat struck him across the back and he spun around to secure it beneath his arms. When seated at last on the heaving deck of his fellow seaman’s skiff, he shook the gelid water from his eyes and cast them about hunting for his father and brothers.
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“In Bristol Fashion” is the first of a two-volume fictionalized biography of the Lewis’, the Hooper’s and their extended families. Set in Glamorgan,
About the Author
Lillian M. Henry, nee Hooper, mother of five and grandmother of ten, turns her attention in this, her third novel, to her paternal ancestors. Her father’s photo album and a hidden away diary of her grandmother’s prompted her, at the urging of a young cousin, to recreate the lives of her grandparents and great grandparents in this fictionalized biography of those two families who personify the troubled times we call “The Victorian Era.”
Her first two novels chronicled the lives of her husband’s father’s family beginning with the American Revolutionary War and followed them through their pioneering escapades in Vermont and upstate New York during the late 1700’s and early 1800’s. All three books provide insights into the manner is which historical events impact ordinary citizens.
Lillian is currently at work on her fourth book, the continuing account of William Joseph Lyne and Mary Ann Lewis Hooper as they leave all they have known and proceed to put down roots in