The Penmakers Wife, Steve Robinson
The Penmakers Wife, Steve Robinson
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The Penmaker's Wife

Author: Steve Robinson

Narrator: Clare Corbett

Unabridged: 6 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 12/01/2019

Synopsis

In Victorian England, a mother is on the run from her past—and the truth about what she did.Birmingham, 1880. Angelica Chastain has fled from London with her young son, William. She promises him a better life, far away from the terrors they left behind.Securing a job as a governess, Angelica captures the attention of wealthy widower Stanley Hampton. Soon they marry and the successful future Angelica envisaged for William starts to fall into place.But the past will not let Angelica go. As the people in her husband’s circle, once captivated by her charm, begin to question her motives, it becomes clear that forgetting where she came from—and who she ran from—is impossible.When tragedy threatens to expose her and destroy everything she’s built for herself and William, how far will she go to keep her secrets safe? And when does the love for one’s child tip over into dangerous obsession?Alias Grace meets Peaky Blinders in this tale of obsession, ambition and murder in Victorian England.

About Steve Robinson

Steve Robinson is a London-based crime writer. He was sixteen when his first magazine article was published and he’s been writing ever since. A love for genealogy inspired his first bestselling series, the Jefferson Tayte Genealogical Mysteries, and he is now expanding his writing to historical crime, another area he is passionate about. He can be contacted via his website, www.steve-robinson.me, or his Facebook page, www.facebook.com/SteveRobinsonAuthor, where you can also keep up to date with his latest news.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karren on September 14, 2021

Angelica Chastain, fled London with her son William and she wants a better life for the five year old. She faked their deaths, to escape her husband and moves to Birmingham. After sleeping rough for a few nights, she meets a kind lady in the park, her name’s Georgina Hampton and her son Alexander an......more

Goodreads review by Louise on December 01, 2019

Angelica will do anything to protect her son, William. All she wanted was the best for her son. But nothing was ever going to be easy. She manages to secure a job as a Governess. She eventually marries the wealthy penmaker and has a very close relationship with her new friend, Effie. But will Angeli......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on November 03, 2019

I'm not a big reader of historical fiction but chose 'the Penmaker's Wife' because I know Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter and thought the idea of learning more about pen-making might be interesting. Well, that was a bit of a dumb idea. I'm no wiser on pen making after reading this than I was before a......more

Goodreads review by StinaStaffymum on January 18, 2020

Despite reading the premise for this book, I went in completely oblivious to the tale that lay ahead. I must have skimmed the description, took it as historical fiction and added it to my TBR list. Never in a million years did I foresee what was to come. I have not come across Steve Robinson before......more

Quotes

“Robinson has written a chilling character-driven story.” —AudioFile Magazine“Although this historical novel is a departure for Steve Robinson from his well-known Jefferson Tayte Genealogical Mysteries, the fast-paced action scenes and an absorbing plot make it gripping.” —Historical Novel Society

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