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Content levels
ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild
Trigger warnings
domestic violencepoverty
Positive tags
slow burnmentor figureredemption archopeful ending
Tropes
Love TriangleForbidden LoveStrangers to LoversSlow BurnAge GapHistorical RomanceInstant AttractionProtectorMorally Gray Hero
Themes
class strugglecoming of agelove vs dutyidentity
Synopsis
'Michael Taylor proves that men can write romantic sagas too' SUNDAY MERCURY, BIRMINGHAM Born and bred in destitution, spirited Poppy Silk is determined to gain an education and leave the poverty and loose morals of Blowers Green behind her. Robert Crawford thinks she's the most enchanting girl he's ever met. His admiration for her leads him to offer her lessons in reading and writing and they find they have feelings for one another. Pursued by the darkly handsome navvy, Jericho, Poppy finds herself torn between two men. Can she wait in hope that the man she loves will claim her, or must she submit to the one who will lead her to despair?
Tags
Saga RomanceWorking Class FictionVictorianBritish Regional Fiction