Stoneheads

by A. Holland

In the second half of the 18th century, Stoneheads was one of the finest Victorian country houses in The Pennines, home to mill owner and widower Nathaniel Aysheworth and his two daughters. When the wilful Leonie has second thoughts about her engagement to a wealthy businessman from Manchester and elopes with a handsome horse trader, the deserted Richard Carlysle takes the younger sister, the lonely and awkward Susannah, to be his wife. How successful is Susannah in filling her glamorous sister's shoes, did Vincent Rainbird make Leonie happy and, when a baby girl is left on the doorstep of Stoneheads, what is the connection with Richard Carlysle? Judge for yourselves as the characters give their own accounts of what happened.

284 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 11, 2013