From Waterloo To Water Street (The Carmarthen Chronicles, Band 1) - Softcover

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A grandfather riddled by guilt, a son-in-law risking everything fighting for justice and two grandsons locked in bitter rivalry.

Carmarthen, Wales, 1843—Oppressed by tolls and taxes, rebellion ignites. Rebecca Rioters, disguised as women, tear down toll gates, plunging the countryside into chaos. Amid the unrest, a storm of secrets and rivalries, engulf Will Morgan and his family.

Will, a clever but cautious carpenter’s apprentice, seethes with anger that his elder brother will inherit their family farm. His resentment boils over when his charming, radical brother fall in love with Ellen—Will’s closest friend.

Thomas, their cantankerous grandfather, is haunted by the horrors of the Napoleonic Wars and memories of battles fought with the 44th East Essex Regiment. Sharing his memories with Will could be Thomas’s last chance for peace.

The workhouse looms for the “deserving poor,” and the protestors risk execution or deportation for seeking ‘fair-handed justice.’ Survival demands courage, sacrifice, and unity.

The first instalment of the sweeping Carmarthen Chronicles, a gripping saga of rebellion, love and redemption, set against the backdrop of a nation on the brink of transformation.

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