Bibliograph

One kind man, Anna Jacobs

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One kind man, Anna Jacobs

Language

eng

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

One kind man

Responsibility statement

Anna Jacobs

Series statement

Ellindale saga, book two

Summary

Lancashire, 1931. When Finn Carlisle loses his wife and unborn child, he spends a few years travelling to keep the sad memories at bay. Then, his great-uncle dies and he inherits Heythorpe House in Ellindale, just down the road from Leah Willcox and her fizzy drink factory. Finn finds a village in dire need of jobs, a house that hasn't been cleaned or lived in for 30 years and Reggie, an 11-year-old who's run away from the nearby orphanage. When Finn sees the marks left by regular beatings, he decides Reggie will never go back there. He can't turn away two hungry young women from the village seeking jobs as maids, either, and they, too, need help with their lives. But Buddle has other plans for the child and will stop at nothing to get Reggie back in his cruel grasp. His new neighbours help him save Reggie, but other surprises throw his new plans into turmoil

Target audience

adult

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