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1899: A new century is dawning, and two young friends are about to enter into a world of money, privilege and family secrets…
The House at Silvermoor
What you need to know before your trail
Josie has never questioned her life in a South Yorkshire mining village. But everything changes when she meets Tommy from the neighbouring village. Tommy has been destined for a life underground since the moment he was born. But he has far bigger dreams for his future.
United by their desire for something better and by their fascination with the local gentry, Josie and Tommy become fast friends. Wealthy and glamorous, the Sedgewicks of Silvermoor inhabit a world that is utterly forbidden to Tommy and Josie. Yet as the new century arrives, the pair become entangled with the grand family, and discover a long hidden secret. Will everything change as they all step forward into the new dawn…?
Travel Guide
Travel around Yorkshire and visit Silvermoor BookTrail style
The author has created a wonderful setting in Silvermoor and although it is fictional, it is heavily inspired by places she’s visited and researched.
A major setting is the open air museum Beamish where you can visit a mine and the housing, including shops of the days gone by. You will definately get a sense for the lifestyle and ways of working etc back in the day when you visit here.
A new century dawns in this book and it looks at two people who are seemingly stuck in their respective Yorkshire coal mining villages. Life is very restricted and they have expectations within their families of how they should lead their lives. The story looks at the rich mine owners, the workers, the working conditions and life in a mining community.
Wentworth House was a major inspiration.
Booktrailer Review
A lovely heartwarming tale about life in several Yorkshire coal mining villages . A romance is thwarted from the start for two people whose lives are mapped out already.
Tommy is expected to do down the mines like all the men in his family before him, but he wants more out of life. Josie lives in a similar village and sees how the rich mine owner in the area are
Josie, living in a neighbouring village in the shadow of a different mine to Tommy, she sees the effect that this rich mine owner is having on the locals and realises that life has to change When Tommy and Josie meet and share their stories, there is a lot of passion to really make a difference. That’s before they go to visit Heston Manor and Silvermoor?
This is such a rich and fascinatingly woven story which must have taken some time to research! Life in the mines was harsh and the recreation of this kind of life was amazing to read. Born and bred in the north, I have been to Beamish (the museum which helped the author write her book) and you can tell she’s done some research and then some. The scenes of working underground and the everyday affect on the workers is carefully crafted.
A wonderful tale of family and hardship, rich and poor, the hard work of those in the mines and so much more.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The House at Silvermoor
Destination/location: Yorkshire Author/guide: Tracy Rees Departure Time: 1867
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