Dowland's Mill

The evening Rose Bentley takes a short-cut home across the marsh proves a fateful one. Panicked by the rising tide, struggling on a sprained ankle, she is rescued by Michael Downland, the brusque but attractive son of the local mill owner. To Rose, Downlands' Mill is a haven of comfort and order after the chaos of her own impoverished home. Kindly, widowed Mrs Downland is a picture of refinement, surrounded by her strapping sons, Michael and Daniel, and her meek serving girl. So when Michael comes courting, Rose is delighted. However, once installed in the Mill as his wife, she sees a different picture...Jeffrey, Elizabeth is the author of 'Dowland's Mill' with ISBN 9780708941096 and ISBN 0708941095.