Author:Val Wood
**Don't miss the sequel to The Lonely Wife! Children of Fortune is available now**
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A powerful story about a woman's struggle to claim what is rightfully hers, from the Sunday Times bestselling author Val Wood.
1850: Beatrix Fawcett is just eighteen when her father tells her she is to marry a stranger. Hesitantly, but with little choice, she agrees to the match - in the hope of a good husband in Charles, and a happy new life together in rural Yorkshire.
As Beatrix sets about making their house a home, she falls in love with it and the surrounding countryside. But she does not fall in love with her husband... Charles has chosen her simply to meet the requirements of his inheritance and has little interest in his young wife.
Soon, the only spark in Beatrix's lonely life is her beloved children. But when Charles threatens to take them away from her, Beatrix must find strength in desperate times.
Can she fight against her circumstances and keep what is rightfully hers?
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Praise for Val Wood:
'A heart-warming story filled with compelling action' Rosie Goodwin
'Hull's answer to Catherine Cookson' BBC Radio 4's Front Row
'Wonderfully fully-fleshed characters are the mainstay of [Val Wood's] stories' Peterborough Telegraph
Wonderfully fully-fleshed characters are the mainstay of [Val Wood's] stories, and fans will love Beatrix Fawcett.
—— Peterborough TelegraphA gripping saga.
—— The People’s FriendHumour, toughness, resolution and generosity are Cookson virtues . . . In the specialised world of women's popular fiction, Cookson has created her own territory
—— Helen Dunmore, The TimesVibrant and heart-warming, Jenny Holmes makes Chapel Street come alive.
—— Sunday Express on The Shop Girls of Chapel StreetGritty and uplifting, it's a tale of triumph over adversity
—— Choice on The Mill Girls of Albion LaneThe latest instalment in the Shipyard saga is a pleasure to read. 4 Stars
—— THE SUNAn exhilarating exploration of love, life, loss and death... A thrilling and seductive story... Vivid and beguiling
—— Rowan Mantell , Eastern Daily PressRose Tremain gives Hilary Mantel a run for her money for the title of Britain's greatest living historical novelist... there are still few writers who can conjure up a version of the past that is so startlingly unfamiliar yet so convincing
—— Charlotte Heathcote , Sunday ExpressAn enjoyable page-turner
—— Robert Douglas-Fairhurst , The TimesA new book from Rose Tremain is always a cause for celebration. Her exceptionally well-crafted and deeply humane historical novels are invariably a joy and Islands of Mercy is no exception... A rich, rewarding and highly satisfying novel from one of our finest novelists.
—— Daunt BooksVivid, transgressive, explicit and kaleidoscopic
—— Rose Shepherd , Saga MagazineO'Callaghan's prose is mesmerising in its beauty . . . Profound, moving, sometimes shocking, [Life Sentences is] from the pen of a writer at the top of his game.
—— Anne Cunningham , Meath ChronicleOne of the most beautiful books of the year.
—— Sam Blake, #1 Irish Times bestselling author of the Cat Connolly trilogyThe novel I most look forward to is Billy O'Callaghan's Life Sentences.
—— Maggie Fergusson , Tablet *Highlights of 2021*The accomplished writer . . . O'Callaghan has proved an empathic and expert diviner of the extraordinary in ordinary lives.
—— Marjorie Brennan , Irish ExaminerAn absolutely stunning book . . . A truly beautiful read.
—— Sinéad MoriartyA gifted storyteller.
—— Donal O'Donoghue , RTÉ GuideA terrific family saga.
—— Village BookshelfA lyrical prose reminiscent of William Trevor, and a haunting family drama.
—— Times Literary SupplementOne of the most exciting literary talents to emerge in the last decade.
—— Irish Examiner
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