A race against time to save a family name . . . - Jenny Corvill, mistress of the Waterside Mill in the Scottish Borders town of Galashiels, was looking forward to taking it easy as a new wife. But when her sister-in-law disappears with a dashing young playboy, the Corvill family is plunged into disaster. Jenny must undertake a terrifying and dangerous journey into the seedy underworld of Victorian London and rescue her sister-in-law before its too late . . .
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In Barclay's sprawling and adventurous sequel to Web of Dreams, the book's heroine, Jenny Corvill, marries—but her happiness is short-lived. Jenny, in defiance of 19th-century social custom, runs her family's tartan-weaving business, and Ronald Armstrong, once the master dyer at the Corvill family factory, admires her skills. Upon their wedding, Jenny's brother Ned makes Ronald the factory manager. Local society leaders, Ned and his wife, Lucy, don't concern themselves with business. Ned pursues gentlemanly interests, while socialite Lucy simply gets up to mischief. When she forms a strong attachment to Jenny and Ronald's daughter, Heather, a chain of tragic and life-changing events result. The story moves from the Corvills' home in the Scottish borders to London and Australia, where a neglected and unfulfilled Ronald goes on business and stays in order to find himself. Though the book's plot is at times predictable, Barclay's storytelling skills keep the pages turning, even if the characterizations, particularly of Lucy and Jenny, are too black and white to really satisfy. (Apr.)
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Jenny Corvill worked very hard to turn Waterside Mill, her family’s wool-weaving mill, into one of Scotland’s most profitable businesses. Now, after her marrying master dyer Ronald Armstrong, she plans on living a much more quiet life. But these hopes are dashed when she has to deal with a series of problems, including a scandalous sister-in-law who disappears with Jenny’s daughter, an old beau who returns to Scotland determined to win Jenny back, and a husband who travels to Australia for “business” but who doesn’t seem to ever plan on returning home. First introduced in A Web of Dreams (2006), Jenny is a tough, strong-willed, and fascinating heroine, who travels from Victorian Scotland to the wilds of Australia in a fierce battle to keep her family, her marriage, and her business together. With its intriguing mix of historical detail and dramatic plot, Barclay’s latest is a wonderfully entertaining British historical saga. --John Charles
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