The Housekeeper's Promise cover art

The Housekeeper's Promise

Preview
Get this deal Try Premium Plus free
Offer ends 29 January 2026 at 11:59PM GMT.
Prime members: New to Audible? Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Just £0.99/mo for your first 3 months of Audible.
1 bestseller or new release per month—yours to keep.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, podcasts, and Originals.
Auto-renews at £8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

The Housekeeper's Promise

By: Evelyn Hood
Narrated by: Abbie Andrews
Get this deal Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly. Offer ends 29 January 2026 at 11:59PM GMT.

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £13.99

Buy Now for £13.99

LIMITED TIME OFFER | £0.99/mo for the first 3 months

Premium Plus auto-renews at £8.99/mo after 3 months. Terms apply.

About this listen

THE QUEEN OF SCOTTISH SAGAS

An unforgettable historical story of love, loss, and resilience! Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Catherine Cookson

One orphan’s courage could change everything

Step back in time to Paisley, Scotland 1828

Orphaned Elizabeth Cunningham is taken on as a companionto the lady of the Montgomery household at the age of fourteen.When the mistress dies, Elizabeth becomes housekeeper. and runs the fine household for domineering Rab Montgomery andhis sons Matthew and James, all who work for the family's shawl manufacturing business.

Elizabeth is only seventeen on the fateful day when overseas naval surgeon Adam Montgomery, Rab’s eldest son, briefly returns hometo his father’s house after the death of his fiancée in India. From that day, Elizabeth’s life is changed forever.

As tensions grow, family loyalties are tested as cholera sweeps through the town of Paisley and illness ravages those close to Elizabeth. Elizabeth’s position as housekeeper is under threat when Rab loses the respect of the town, and hard decisions have to be made about her future.

Can an orphaned young woman find her way in a time of social upheaval?

From Sunday Times bestselling author Evelyn Hood, the breathtaking finale to The Paisley Women saga.A story of optimism and finding a beacon of light and hope through the harsh times

Previously published in paperback as A Stranger to the Town

©2025 Evelyn Hood (P)2025 Boldwood Books
Family Life Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction

Listeners also enjoyed...

Hidden Family Secrets cover art
A Fisher Girl's Destiny cover art
A Widow's Hope cover art
Wartime with the Cornish Girls cover art
Wartime with the Cider Girls cover art
The West End Nannies cover art
The Winter Bride cover art
A New Home in the Dales cover art
The Poppy Girls cover art
The Steel Girls cover art
A New Dawn for the Mill Girls cover art
Wartime Arrivals at Harbour House cover art
A Wartime Welcome from the Foyles Bookshop Girls cover art
The Great Western Railway Girls cover art
A New Home at the Wartime Hotel cover art
The Home Front Girls cover art
No reviews yet