Silver wishes / Anna Jacobs.
By: Jacobs, Anna.
Series: Jubilee Lake saga: Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2022Description: 319 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781529351316 (hbk.) :; 1529351316 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): Saga | Saga | Generational sagas | Historical fiction | Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- FictionSummary: Lancashire 1895: Walter has no close family left until a distant cousin and her friend seek refuge with him. He has also asked the son who emigrated to America if one of his grandsons would return and become heir to his farm. However, when the young man turns up, all is not as it seems. Improvements to their small lake and valley were started to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee of 1887 but outbreaks of Russian flu prevented this. If they can be ready for her Diamond Jubilee in 1897, there will be benefits and employment for the struggling locals. Can he and his new family help this to happen or will certain selfish people block their efforts?Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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Lancashire 1895: Walter has no close family left until a distant cousin and her friend seek refuge with him. He has also asked the son who emigrated to America if one of his grandsons would return and become heir to his farm. However, when the young man turns up, all is not as it seems. Improvements to their small lake and valley were started to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee of 1887 but outbreaks of Russian flu prevented this. If they can be ready for her Diamond Jubilee in 1897, there will be benefits and employment for the struggling locals. Can he and his new family help this to happen or will certain selfish people block their efforts?