Synopsis
The follow-up to Tangled Threads, Margaret Dickinson's Twisted Strands follows the dramatic highs and lows of the Hardcastle family as they endure the upheaval caused by war.
It is 1914, and Eveleen Hardcastle, now in in her early thirties, has married Richard. As the First World War breaks out, Eveleen, a sophisticated young woman, is left to manage the factory while Richard goes off to fight for his country. Eveleen's mother Mary has found happiness at last in her marriage to Josh. Her young granddaughter, Bridie, still lives at home, and is beautiful, but has a spirited, strong will which her grandmother finds hard to control. Bridie is secretly besotted with her godfather, Andrew, whom she is convinced she will marry when she is older.
While the war plays out, Bridie becomes a nurse, looking after wounded soldiers billeted in the local Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire stately homes and there finds a vocation that is both rewarding and gives her a maturity beyond her years . . .
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“Lincolnshire's answer to Catherine Cookson”Grimsby Telegraph, Grimsby Telegraph
“Her novels bring to life her love of the Lincolnshire landscape”Lincolnshire Echo, Lincolnshire Echo
“Full of inspirational characters and a storyline that will have you hooked . . . Yet another triumph”Lincolnshire Focus, Lincolnshire Focus
“Heartwarming and gritty, the story is compulsive reading”Lancashire Evening Post, Lancashire Evening Post
