the new novel by A R Dance
(author of Narrow Marsh & Leen Times)
Set in
Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire in the mid-nineteenth century, The Westbrook Affair chronicles the
lives of families from opposite ends of the social divide. It is a gripping
story of poverty and wealth, betrayal and greed and ultimately the search for
justice and the truth.
Young Joseph Lambert has enjoyed
all the childhood privileges befitting the son of a wealthy Yorkshire squire.
But when his widowed father is mysteriously killed in a riding accident, his
comfortable world is suddenly torn apart. Joseph’s elder brother, the dissolute
and self-indulgent Miles, inherits the estate and promptly abandons his young
brother, leaving him to fend for himself.
Determined to seek his fortune,
the thirteen-year-old orphan makes his way to Sheffield where he secures an
apprenticeship in a cutlery factory. Seven years later, now an accomplished and
skilled craftsman, he marries Hannah and soon a daughter, Eliza, is born. But
barely is Eliza old enough to know her father, when tragedy strikes. Hannah is
struggling to support herself and her daughter, when one day an old lady
arrives with an astonishing tale to tell.
And slowly, a forgotten family
secret begins to unfold.
SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY
OFFER
Until 31st
December 2013 you can purchase copies for just £6.99 each, post free direct from the
publisher. Please send cheques to:
Arundel Books, 2
Audon Avenue, Chilwell, Nottingham NG9
4AW
