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Sheffield in the 1860's was a place of vitality and change, a male dominated culture where there was pride in workmanship but many lived in squalor. Violence, hypocrisy and abuse were present in society and in the domestic setting where most women had little independence. The book tells the stories of two very different young women who seek to shape their lives in this environment. They suffer from their mistakes but both re resilient, refusin...

In 1453 Harry Somers is acting as physician with the English army sent to recover Aquitaine for the English King, Henry VI. He uncovers a treasonable plot, makes dangerous enemies and experiences the horrors of the battlefield at Castillon and its aftermath. Yet the greatest challenge of his professional life is still to come and the animosity of opponents, old and new, awaits him in England. As violence escalates in his homeland Harry is caug...

Harry Somers has seen his patron and employer, the Duke of Suffolk brutally murdered and his wife's mental state has been prejudiced by her experiences. Instead of having time to recuperate he is flung into the tumult of the popular uprising led by Jack Cade and meeting again men who in the past have proved to be his enemies. He tries to stay neutral in various conflicts but is forced to defend his personal interests and becomes caught in the ...