The Deep Well At Noon (Beckman Saga #1)
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- Synopsis
- [From inside dust jacket flaps:] "Mayfair, Lambeth, Pimlico--from the joyous turmoil of Armistice Day, 1918, young Holly Beckman is drawn out of London's grey back streets into conflict with the rich, brilliant and corrupt members of Mayfair's Smart Set. Holly's job in Aspinall's Antique Shop is threatened when the owner James Aspinall dies. Aspinall, however, has trained the girl well. Acknowledging her flair and honesty, he bequeaths her a quarter share of the business on condition that it remains a going concern. Aspinall's charming but dissolute son David and his snobbish daughter Andrea furiously oppose Holly's inheritance. But Holly Beckman has been given a purpose in life and will not yield. Determination and skills as an antique dealer become prime weapons in a war of prejudice and distrust. Aided by her astute Russian grandfather, Tal Kirsanoff, Holly defies her father's drunken rages, her brother Ritchie's criminal intentions and every pitfall the Aspinalls lay for her to make the business a success. In a society tainted by the horrors of the Great War, hunger for pleasure and profit has become a dominating force. There is no room for pity and, it seems, no love without a price. Holly cannot resist David's easy charm and drifts into an affair with him. But it is Christopher Deems, a handsome war-scarred poet, who captures her heart and drives Holly to the most difficult decision she will ever have to make. She must choose between love and ambition, unaware that tragedy lies in wait for her down each shadowed path." Check for books 2 and 3 in this sweeping historical trilogy about life in post World War 1 London. #2 The Blue Evening Gone and #3 The Gates of Midnight. You will also find two more trilogies by Jessica Stirling, Stalker Trilogy about a mining family in Scotland including: #1 The Spoilt Earth, #2 The Hiring Fair and #3 The Dark Pasture, and the Isle of Mull trilogy comprised of #1 The Island Wife, #2 The Wind From The Hills and #3 The Strawberry season, about rural life on an island on the Scottish coast.
- Copyright:
- 1979
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 528 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780340228258
- Publisher:
- Hodder General Publishing Division
- Date of Addition:
- 07/15/13
- Copyrighted By:
- Jessica Stirling
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Romance, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Sandra Ryan
- Proofread By:
- Lissi
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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