The Black Silk Purse

Written by Margaret Kaine

Narrated by Annie Aldington

Sent to the workhouse as a child, all Ella Hathaway can remember is a voice whispering, 'Dearie, promise you will never forget what you saw. Your Ma was killed deliberate...and someone oughter pay for it.'

When young, wealthy spinster Letitia Fairchild witnesses Ella being ill treated, she takes her in as a scullery maid. But as Ella grows up, she is determined to find the truth about her mother's tragic death and appeals to Letitia for help, revealing her only personal possession, a black silk purse. Intrigued, Letitia agrees to begin a quest to solve the mystery of Ella's past. But there are astonishing and dramatic consequences.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Magna Story Sound
• Release date: Jan 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781785028601

Margaret Kaine

Born and educated in Stoke-on-Trent, Margaret Kaine now lives in Eastbourne. The Black Silk Purse is her second romantic historical novel set in the Edwardian era, following publication of Dangerous Decisions. Her debut novel, Ring of Clay, won the RNA New Writer's Award and the Society of Authors' Sagittarius Prize and was followed by a further six best-selling sagas set in the Potteries.

Reviews for The Black Silk Purse

[Kelly Gallimore · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A lovely book full of heartache, sadness, happiness and joy in equal measure.

[Dian · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wonderful story of love truth and hardship lovable characters and good mystry the narrator did a great job