The Silken Web
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Set in the mid-19th century this is a tale of love, hate, murder, revenge and retribution. The many characters weave their way through the story which starts in a mill town in Yorkshire and ends in a silk mill town in the beautiful Cotswolds of middle England. It is there that Beth, who rises from the poor streets of the North to Ashcroft Manor, becomes mistress. The illegitimate son she gave birth to amid the colourful world of the Romany Gypsies faces the hangman's noose and she must save him. It is because of one man's obsession with her that he is falsely accused of murder. Many characters in Beth's life make this story one which will remain with the reader, never to be forgotten.
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In the mid-19th century in a mill town in Yorkshire Beth loses her mother in childbirth and is left caring for her father and two brothers but when discovering she is pregnant leaves home to live with an aunt. A tragic accident leaves her in the colourful world of the Romany Gypsies where she gives birth to her son, Joshua. She keeps his birth a secret but when many years later he is falsely accused of murder by an evil man who is obsessed with Beth and wishes revenge on her she must choose where her destiny lies and secrets must be told if she is save him from the hangman's noose. But Beth is not the only one who has secrets.
About the Author
Maureen was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire where she met her husband when aged 9. She married a week after her 18th birthday and they have been married for nearly 55 years. With 4 children, 13 grandchildren and 2 greatgranddaughters she leads a very busy fun-packed life, now living by the sea in South Devon. With numerous business ventures under her belt including a tea room, costume hire a smallholding with various animals life has never been boring. This is what has kept her young. She and her husband ran a small hotel in Devon before she retired and started writing her first novel.