Author : Catherine Cookson
Publisher : Corgi
ISBN 13 : 9780593021354
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (213 download)
Book Synopsis The Golden Straw by : Catherine Cookson
Download or read book The Golden Straw written by Catherine Cookson and published by Corgi. This book was released on 1993 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golden Straw, as it would be named, was a large, broad-brimmed hat presented to Emily Pearson by her long-time friend and employer Mabel Arkwright, milliner and modiste. And before long it was to her employer that Emily owed the gift of the business itself, for Mabel was in poor health and had come to rely more and more on Emily before her untimely death in 1880. While on holiday in France, Emily and the Golden Straw attracted the eye of Paul Steerman, a guest at the hotel, and throughout his stay he paid her unceasing attention. But Paul Steerman was not all he seemed to be and he was to bring nothing but disgrace and tragedy to Emily, precipitating a series of events that would influence the destiny of not only her children but her grandchildren too. THE GOLDEN STRAW conceived on a panoramic scale, brilliantly portrays a whole rich vein of English life from the heyday of the Victorian era to the stormy middle years of the present century. It represents a fresh triumph for this great storyteller whose work is deservedly loved and enjoyed throughout the world From the Paperback edition.