Do you miss Downton Abbey?
Sure, we all fell in love with Lady Mary and the frou frou and parties and drama. But didn't the common folk steal your heart just a bit, too, the kitchen staff and the farmers in the village?
How about about Tom, the chauffeur who married his lordship's daughter? Who ever heard of such a thing? But who wouldn't love Tom?
Ever wonder what his life was like when he lived in Ireland, before he left for the big house and the lords and ladies and their fancy ways?
Meet the Conners. They could be Tom's family, years back. Struggling to outwit Spikes, the landlord's agent, who's trying to cheat a few shillings of rent out of Connor with any chicanery he can get away with.
And that he does, setting in motion a war that pits Connor and his six sons –– think of Tom and his brothers ––up against the greedy Spikes to raise the money and keep from being evicted. A level playing field perhaps . . . if it weren't for six-year-old Agnes Connor.
Oh, Agnes. The only girl in Connor's firmament of sons. Like Lady Mary, she's at the center of everything, her tender age notwithstanding. Whether she's challenging Spikes so he ups the rent again out of spite, or tripping over dead bodies while at the Baron's mansion with her feisty mother Rose, or finding gold coins that bedevil Connor, Agnes specializes in chaos.
The kind of heart-wrenching bedlam that made you love Downton, and may just fill the bill for you next binge-worthy historical drama.
Hit the buy button and find out.
After the first book, this was a must read!! K.
Fascinating story of a family and country . . . I will be looking for more by this author. V.
Sure, we all fell in love with Lady Mary and the frou frou and parties and drama. But didn't the common folk steal your heart just a bit, too, the kitchen staff and the farmers in the village?
How about about Tom, the chauffeur who married his lordship's daughter? Who ever heard of such a thing? But who wouldn't love Tom?
Ever wonder what his life was like when he lived in Ireland, before he left for the big house and the lords and ladies and their fancy ways?
Meet the Conners. They could be Tom's family, years back. Struggling to outwit Spikes, the landlord's agent, who's trying to cheat a few shillings of rent out of Connor with any chicanery he can get away with.
And that he does, setting in motion a war that pits Connor and his six sons –– think of Tom and his brothers ––up against the greedy Spikes to raise the money and keep from being evicted. A level playing field perhaps . . . if it weren't for six-year-old Agnes Connor.
Oh, Agnes. The only girl in Connor's firmament of sons. Like Lady Mary, she's at the center of everything, her tender age notwithstanding. Whether she's challenging Spikes so he ups the rent again out of spite, or tripping over dead bodies while at the Baron's mansion with her feisty mother Rose, or finding gold coins that bedevil Connor, Agnes specializes in chaos.
The kind of heart-wrenching bedlam that made you love Downton, and may just fill the bill for you next binge-worthy historical drama.
Hit the buy button and find out.
After the first book, this was a must read!! K.
Fascinating story of a family and country . . . I will be looking for more by this author. V.
