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Trudy Brasure

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Historical Fiction, Romance, History

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Trudy Brasure is a hopeless romantic and a history enthusiast with a penchant for the Victorian Era.

The author began her own personal romance story with a whirlwind courtship. Her married life started in a picturesque colonial town on the coast of Massachusetts. She now resides in Vermont where she and her family endeavor to enjoy the beauty of nature whenever possible.

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Average rating: 3.74 · 1,185 ratings · 186 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Heart for Milton: A Tale from North and South 3.59 avg rating — 748 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Consequence: A Retelling of North and South 3.93 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Falling for Mr. Thornton: Tales of North and South by Trudy Brasure (Goodreads Author), Nicole Clarkston (Goodreads Author), Julia Daniels (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Consequence: A Victorian Romance 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Un cuore per Milton: Una variazione di Nord E Sud (Vintage 4.0) (Italian Edition) by Trudy Brasure (Goodreads Author), Sara Minervini (translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One London Eve: A Victorian Romance (North and South Hearts) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The strike in North and South: all the details

The strike for better wages by the cotton workers plays a vital role in Gaskell’s story. Without the strike, there would have been no riot, and no tumultuous interaction between Thornton and Margaret that would lead him to declare his love for her the next day!

Here are some of the details related to the strike, according to the book:

What caused the strike? The workers’ wages were stagnant for two

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Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)

by Richard Adams

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Prodigal Summer

by Barbara Kingsolver

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Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)

by Larry McMurtry

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“She felt the burden of loneliness lift from her, unaware that she had long been wearing it's mantle.”
― Trudy Brasure, A Heart for Milton: A Tale from North and South

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Trudy’s Quotes

“Margaret was not a ready lover, but where she loved she loved passionately, and with no small degree of jealousy.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South

tags: jealousy, love

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“He could not forget the touch of her arms around his neck, impatiently felt as it had been at the time; but now the recollection of her clinging defence of him, seemed to thrill him through and through,—to melt away every resolution, all power of self-control, as if it were wax before a fire.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South

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“My dear girl, you don't consent to an abduction! You consent to an elopement, and I knew you wouldn't do that.”
― Georgette Heyer, Black Sheep

tags: abduction, elopement

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“Well, He had known what love was-a sharp pang, a fierce experience, in the midst of whose flames he was struggling! but, through that furnace he would fight his way out into the serenity of middle age,-all the richer and more human for having known this great passion.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South

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“Indeed! I am truly glad to hear it. I always always fond of Osborne; and, do you know, I never really took to Roger; I respected him and all that, of course. But to compare him with Mr. Henderson! Mr. Henderson is so handsome and well-bred, and gets all his gloves from Houbigant!”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters