Patterns of Life - Hardcover

Matthews, Janet Wright

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0727870807 ISBN 13: 9780727870803

Publisher: Severn House Large Print Books, 2001

Synopsis

But when seventeen-year-old Catherine Harrison's beloved mother dies, all hopes of a college education vanish as she is forced to travel with her father to Cornwall to make a new start. Life is difficult as, unbeknown to Catherine, Walter Harrison is a deserter, living in fear of being discovered. Through her younger brother, Catherine meets and befriends Gunter Steiner, a half-German ex-prisoner-of-war, and she encourages him to start up a silk factory, his German family's business, in a group of fisherman's cottages situated on his late mother's land. The business thrives, but Walter is against the relationship and tries to stop it. He also knows that Francis Ransom, a soldier he attacked and injured for his papers when he deserted - a crime still punishable by death - is tracking him down, and when Ransom eventually catches up with him, Walter kills him. To try to cover up his crime, Walter decides to stir up anti-German feeling in the town. After all, what better way to dispose of a body than in the flames of Gunter's silk factory? It is up to Catherine to try to prevent a potentially tragic outcome and to acknowledge the love which has grown for a man who is still perceived by

About this title

About the Author

Janet Wright Matthews was born in Cornwall and educated locally. After taking an honours degree in English she worked in London where she met her husband, now a retired Detective Chief Inspector. Clouds Before the Sun is also available from Severn House.

Edition details

• Publisher: Severn House Large Print Books
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0727870807
• ISBN 13: 9780727870803
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 424