Molly Bowes - Softcover

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This standalone story can be read as a sequel to My Name is Eleanor, at the conclusion of which the abusive husband of Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore, was imprisoned for the remainder of his life. It shocks people to learn that in debtors' prison he was able to father more children: Molly Bowes is one of them.

When her father dies, Molly sets out to make her own way in the world, determined to avoid the fate that had befallen her mother.

16th August 1819 is etched on the nation's memory: the Peterloo Massacre was a national outrage. For Molly Bowes, the event brings personal devastation: her baby daughter vanishes. Molly’s search for her stolen daughter takes her to Tyneside at a time of transformation and political ferment. Torn between the powerful Bowes family of Gibside and the radical Chartist activities of Winlaton ironworkers, her personal quest is set against the backdrop of dramatic upheaval in the history of the North East.

Her dramatic story takes her from the criminal underworld to the glories of Gibside and the Bowes Museum.

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