As a fan of historical fiction I was very much looking forward to getting stuck into this book and it didn’t disappoint!
After the tragic murder of their mother, the Carson siblings fall on hard times, constantly trying to earn enough money to make ends meet.
Nessie Carson takes over as the mother figure, caring for her siblings as best she can.
However, their lives seem to be an endless battle of bad luck and hardship but when Nessie and her brother Reuben are offered work and lodgings with the local undertaker, things start looking up.
This is ultimately a book about family. About love and loss and how even through the most troubling of times, things can always look up with the support of family and the determination to look after one another.
It’s a perfect read for this time of year!
After the tragic murder of their mother, the Carson siblings fall on hard times, constantly trying to earn enough money to make ends meet.
Nessie Carson takes over as the mother figure, caring for her siblings as best she can.
However, their lives seem to be an endless battle of bad luck and hardship but when Nessie and her brother Reuben are offered work and lodgings with the local undertaker, things start looking up.
This is ultimately a book about family. About love and loss and how even through the most troubling of times, things can always look up with the support of family and the determination to look after one another.
It’s a perfect read for this time of year!