In That Time of Secrets
1605 is a time of danger and persecution for English
Catholics.Seventeen-year-old Mary Wilshaw and her older
brother Rob both come to work at Lyde Hall in the West
Midlands – a house where Catholic priests are often
hidden from the authorities. Mary, employed by the lady
of the house as an embroiderer, falls in love with young
David Hawley, the lady’s secretary. But nothing at Lyde
Hall is what it seems. Who is David? And what dangerous
secrets is Rob hiding? Soon Mary herself is in danger
as she tries to protect those she loves.
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Alice in Love and War
In 1644 Alice Newcombe, trapped and unhappy on her
uncle’s farm, finds her life transformed when royalist
soldiers are billeted there during the Civil War. Suddenly
her days are filled with excitement – and love for one
young soldier, Robin. When the regiment moves on, Alice
persuades Robin to take her with him, and she joins
the other army women on the baggage train. The road
ahead is long and hard – will there be happiness at
its end?
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