The new romance from this popular author - Autumn 1909: Edith Trewin, the general maid in the Killivert household, and Miss Alicia, the young lady of the house, are social worlds apart, though they share a streak of independence and intelligence. The two young women become unlikely allies after a kitchen maid inexplicably disappears shortly after her arrival at the house. The two unite in the search for her as they experience love and loss as the Great War overtakes the world.
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It's 1909, and Alicia and Edith live under the same roof, yet they come from two very different worlds: Edith is the maid in Alicia's family home. While the two young women may not share the same social status, they are both highly intelligent and fiercely independent. While Edith struggles with the burdens of her lower-class designation despite her innate wit and wisdom, Alicia struggles with her demanding brother Edwin while caring for her sick mother. Their worlds collide when a new kitchen maid vanishes almost immediately upon her arrival at the estate and Alicia and Edith band together to solve the mystery of her disappearance. Aitken makes brilliant use of beautifully descriptive language and intense character conflicts to tell the story of these two seemingly different women as they uncover a mystery, experience love, deal with family tragedy, and come to terms with the changing world as the Great War begins. --Booklist, 15th September 2009
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the grandaughter of a miner killed in the Levant mine disaster. She has had three novels published under her own names as well as various textbooks poems, stories, and plays.
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