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ATDrake · 03-12-2015, 07:42 PM

Free from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon:

The Black Thread by Margaret Muir, a coming-of-age literary suspense drama set in 1890s Yorkshire in northern England, originally out from UK publisher Robert Hale in 2007.

I've actually read this one, as it was a past Fictionwise purchase from Belgrave House before the rights reverted (it was categorized as a mystery/thriller over there, but isn't really, IMHO), it looks like, and it was an okay story which is heavy on the coming-of-age and light on the suspense and romantic elements, which it did include.

Set in the north of England in 1895, and reflecting the style of a Catherine Cookson novel, THE BLACK THREAD is: “A well written story with mysterious twists and shocking turns that gives a feeling of factuality rather than fiction.” Jean Beven, “Canal Cuttings”.

Amy Dodd has never met her father but longs for the day when he will come home. But when that day finally arrives her real nightmares begin. After the death of her mother, she alone suffers her father’s abuse. Unable to survive under such conditions, Amy runs away and after trudging for days along the tow path of the Leeds/Liverpool Canal, she is taken in by a passing barge. For a while, she finds safety with the bargee and his wife, and is befriended by a young engineer who worked at the mill. But Amos Dodd is a cunning man and his intentions are evil. He pursues his daughter relentlessly and will stop at nothing until he finds her.

But when Amy is suddenly confronted by the shocking facts of the mystery surrounding her past, she is compelled to return along the tow path to Leeds, even if it means stepping back into the lion’s den.

THE BLACK THREAD is a dramatic story, set in the dark days of the Yorkshire canals in 1895.

03-12-2015, 07:42 PM	#70
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon: The Black Thread by Margaret Muir, a coming-of-age literary suspense drama set in 1890s Yorkshire in northern England, originally out from UK publisher Robert Hale in 2007. I've actually read this one, as it was a past Fictionwise purchase from Belgrave House before the rights reverted (it was categorized as a mystery/thriller over there, but isn't really, IMHO), it looks like, and it was an okay story which is heavy on the coming-of-age and light on the suspense and romantic elements, which it did include. Set in the north of England in 1895, and reflecting the style of a Catherine Cookson novel, THE BLACK THREAD is: “A well written story with mysterious twists and shocking turns that gives a feeling of factuality rather than fiction.” Jean Beven, “Canal Cuttings”. Amy Dodd has never met her father but longs for the day when he will come home. But when that day finally arrives her real nightmares begin. After the death of her mother, she alone suffers her father’s abuse. Unable to survive under such conditions, Amy runs away and after trudging for days along the tow path of the Leeds/Liverpool Canal, she is taken in by a passing barge. For a while, she finds safety with the bargee and his wife, and is befriended by a young engineer who worked at the mill. But Amos Dodd is a cunning man and his intentions are evil. He pursues his daughter relentlessly and will stop at nothing until he finds her. But when Amy is suddenly confronted by the shocking facts of the mystery surrounding her past, she is compelled to return along the tow path to Leeds, even if it means stepping back into the lion’s den. THE BLACK THREAD is a dramatic story, set in the dark days of the Yorkshire canals in 1895.