An utterly heartwarming and gripping family saga of love and the sacrifice of family duty.
Praise for Vivien''s captivating and wonderfully entertaining The Escape of Rose Alleyn:
''A truly enjoyable read! It is an excellent picture of country life in 1900.''
***** Reader Review''Beautifully poetic - A real heart-warmer.''
***** Reader Review''I thoroughly enjoyed this historical novel. It was beautifully written and the author''s description of the landscape and scenery made it very easy to visualise.''
***** Reader Review''This is an unsentimentally joyful story, enlightening as it is entertaining.''
***** Reader Review''...the writing is full of the beauty of lovingkindness, close and co-operative relationships, and harmony.''
***** Reader Review_______Must she choose loyalty over happiness?
January 1900. When her mother dies late in pregnancy, sixteen-year-old Rose resolves never to marry. She is resigned to a life of mind-numbing domestic work alongside her five siblings at Sawdons Hall.
A chance encounter with the charismatic Mr. Pritchard leads Rose to make a bid for freedom, against family wishes, by accepting a job at his new bookshop in the market town of Widdock.
Rose values her developing relationship with Mr. Pritchard and her strong female friendships, and her feelings for Mr. Pritchard deepen. But, just as she seems to have gained a free, independent life, family duty calls her home.
Will Rose ever find her own happiness?
