Author : Vivienne Dockerty
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1785890883
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (858 download)
Book Synopsis Beggarman's Cottage by : Vivienne Dockerty
Download or read book Beggarman's Cottage written by Vivienne Dockerty and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-01-25 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The ghostly figure of Nora MacDermott, who looked like a fine summer mist to an observer’s eye, watched from amongst the trees. This had been her home, still was her home, as her spirit would dwell in the four walls of this cottage for eternity.” Nora was a poor Irish girl in the 19th century who was destined to live as the dutiful wife to a domineering husband. Unable to speak much English and without her own money, she remained unhappily in Beggarman’s Cottage, so-called by later generations as it becomes a place of shelter for the homeless. In the spring of 1967, Alison takes refuge in the cottage from her similarly abusive husband, who spends his money on alcohol and refuses to allow his wife to work. Nora watches on, bound to the dilapidated cottage, as Alison begins to take steps to free herself and her young son Connor from her husband Graham’s control. Vivienne Dockerty vividly recreates the landscape of her own childhood on the Wirral and crafts a spooky tale that will satisfy fans of ghost stories and historical fiction alike.