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The Penmaker's Wife

By: Steve Robinson
Narrated by: Clare Corbett
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In Victorian England, a mother is on the run from her past - and the truth about what she did.

Birmingham, 1880. Angelica Chastain has fled from London with her young son, William. She promises him a better life, far away from the terrors they left behind.

Securing a job as a governess, Angelica captures the attention of wealthy widower Stanley Hampton. Soon they marry and the successful future Angelica envisaged for William starts to fall into place.

But the past will not let Angelica go. As the people in her husband’s circle, once captivated by her charm, begin to question her motives, it becomes clear that forgetting where she came from - and who she ran from - is impossible.

When tragedy threatens to expose her and destroy everything she’s built for herself and William, how far will she go to keep her secrets safe? And when does the love for one’s child tip over into dangerous obsession?

Alias Grace meets Peaky Blinders in this tale of obsession, ambition and murder in Victorian England.

©2019 Steve Robinson (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Historical Mystery Thriller & Suspense England Fiction
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Wonderful story of what a mother will do to secure her son's future,. The narrator is perfect, especially good at the children's voices.

Excellent.

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I generally like stories with a Victorian setting, especially murders! But this one I just couldn't get into. The setting and plot were well enough worked out, but they seemed built rather than grown, and never came to life for me. I couldn't find even the smallest grain of sympathy for the main character. In addition her son, for whom she did all she did, was a more or less complete blank. Without empathy, I didn't care what happened. I can't say I enjoyed this one.

Good plot but...

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