Fourth and final book in the Bestselling Historical Series, The Widow Makers.
The saga begins in 1842 when Joe Standish uproots his young family from a Manchester slum and brings them to the quarry lands of North Wales, hoping for a better life.
The eldest son, Tommy, is a difficult but intelligent child obsessed with the grand mansion, Plas Mawr, and the riches of the landowners' class. Despising his family and the poverty they endure.
As a young man he is determined to own the mansion and entraps Henrietta Bellamy, daughter of the owner of the mansion, into marrying him.
Trusted and socially accepted by aristocrats and wealthy businessmen, Tommy accrues a fortune with the aid of his shady solicitor, Madoc, master of deception and intrigue.
A scandal breaks and Tommy is accused of murdering his wife. Escaping prison he seeks a ship sailing to America
Boarding the steamship Pegasus he meets Sir Humphrey, his wife Felicity, and their marriageable daughter, Harriet.
It seems Tommy's future is assured, until an unforeseen tragedy changes the course of his life forever.
The saga begins in 1842 when Joe Standish uproots his young family from a Manchester slum and brings them to the quarry lands of North Wales, hoping for a better life.
The eldest son, Tommy, is a difficult but intelligent child obsessed with the grand mansion, Plas Mawr, and the riches of the landowners' class. Despising his family and the poverty they endure.
As a young man he is determined to own the mansion and entraps Henrietta Bellamy, daughter of the owner of the mansion, into marrying him.
Trusted and socially accepted by aristocrats and wealthy businessmen, Tommy accrues a fortune with the aid of his shady solicitor, Madoc, master of deception and intrigue.
A scandal breaks and Tommy is accused of murdering his wife. Escaping prison he seeks a ship sailing to America
Boarding the steamship Pegasus he meets Sir Humphrey, his wife Felicity, and their marriageable daughter, Harriet.
It seems Tommy's future is assured, until an unforeseen tragedy changes the course of his life forever.
