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The Green Ribbons: A classic tale of passion, vengeance and redemption

Oxford, 1900. When her parents die in a tragic accident, Heppie Wildman, homeless and penniless, must find her way alone in the world.A post as governess at Ingelton Hall offers the chance to rebuild her life, and she quickly forms a bond with her eight-year-old charge and a close friendship with the local parson, Meritt Nightingale.Heppie is irresistibly drawn to the handsome and elusive Thomas Egdon, the son of her employer. But life at Ingleton Hall is not as idyllic as it first seems. Who is the mysterious woman who appeared in her bedroom in the middle of the night? What is Thomas Egdon concealing from her? How can she escape the lecherous advances of her employer, Sir Richard?In attempting to protect herself and her future, Heppie unleashes a chain of events with disastrous consequences for her own life and the lives of those she holds most dear.The Green Ribbonsis set in an English village on the cusp of a new century. From the award-winning author ofThe Pearl of Penang, this is a classic tale of passion, vengeance and redemption.Read more

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