A Man of Honour by Barbara Taylor Bradford

The prequel to the million-copy bestseller, A Woman of Substance, where, high on the Yorkshire moors, the story of Blackie O?_TNeill and Emma Harte begins?_? Orphaned and alone, 13-year-old Blackie O?_TNeill must leave County Kerry to find work and put food in his mouth. His only chance of survival lies with his mother?_Ts brother, far away in Leeds. There, amid the noise and bustle, the mills and manufactories of the clothing industry that have made Leeds one of England?_Ts most prosperous cities, Blackie?_Ts spark of ambition becomes a flame. Working in his Uncle?_Ts business, he nurtures a dream of throwing off the impotence of poverty, of building houses and perhaps even of becoming a gentleman. And then, high on the Yorkshire moors, in the mists of a winter morning, he meets a kitchen maid called Emma Harte. And as the Victorian world gives way to the freedom of the Edwardian age, so a young man and a servant girl seize a chance, against the odds, to build a better life?_? ?_~Heart-soaring and hopefuly, this is a story about love, courage and ambition. A true treat for anyone fell in love with the original novel?_T Yours ?_~This captivating read chronicles 13-year-old orphan Blackie O?_TNeill?_Ts migration from Ireland . . . when he meets Emma Harte, it ignites a lifetime of friendship?_T Woman Don?_Tt miss this stunning new novel from Barbara Taylor Bradford!
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