Dimensions
153 x 234 x 32mm
Cornwall, 1854 - Alice Rowe owes everything to the Reverend Alfred Markham, the parson of the tiny village church in Treleggan. The illegitimate daughter of a local girl and a miner, Alice was rescued from the workhouse by the Reverend, who employed her in his parsonage as a housemaid. So when he dies of a sudden, heart attack, Alice faces a fearful and uncertain future.
But as one chapter in Alice's life ends, another begins. For as she discovers the Reverend's body in the woods near their house, she meets Gideon Dave - a 'ganger' who is laying a nearby stretch of railway line. Not only does Gideon help recover the body, but he returns to Treleggan for the funeral - and also to see Alice again.
Gideon's behaviour does not go unnoticed in Treleggan - especially from those critical of Alice and her past. Though he is threatened, Gideon is man enough to stand up to the village bullies.
