{"product_id":"kit-s-hill-book-jean-stubbs-9781913335793","title":"Kit's Hill","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first adventure in a historical saga you won't want to miss  For fans of Nadine Dorries, Maeve Binchy, Freda Lightfoot and Dilly Court. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first splendid saga of the Howarths of Garth...\u003cb\u003eLancashire, 1760\u003c\/b\u003eAs a genteel woman with an education but no dowry, \u003cb\u003eDorcas Wilde\u003c\/b\u003e has resigned herself to a life as the companion of her spinster aunt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever, when she receives a proposal from \u003cb\u003eNed Howarth\u003c\/b\u003e - a kind yeoman farmer - she puts aside her prejudices and agrees to become his wife. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe couple's family and friends all disapprove of the match. And as the mistress of Ned's farm, Kit's Hill, Dorcas feels isolated and unwelcome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as she learns more about the land and the household, she begins to find ways to put her shrewdness and education to good use... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan Dorcas find her place at Kit's Hill? Will she and Ned find true happiness together?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOr will they come to regret their hasty marriage? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKit's Hill\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book in The Brief Chronicles, a gripping family saga set in rural Lancashire during the Industrial Revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A master storyteller' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Skilfully constructed and very strong on period detail' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'She writes so infernally well' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Stylish, witty, poetic and true' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A good feeling for place and period ... with its roots firmly in the earth' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHome \u0026amp; Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BRIEF CHRONICLES SERIES: \u003cbr\u003eBook One: Kit's Hill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook Two: The Ironmaster\u003cbr\u003eBook Three: The Vivian Inheritance\u003cbr\u003eBook Four: The Northern Correspondent","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49552662266129,"sku":"GOR011882079","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49756752740625,"sku":"CIN1913335798G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50177620410641,"sku":"GOR010563880","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52859227373841,"sku":"NIN9781913335793","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1913335798.jpg?v=1751424958","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-ie\/products\/kit-s-hill-book-jean-stubbs-9781913335793","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}