Rose

by Lilly Adam

Northamptonshire, 1865. The callous Sebastian Harper returns home from a hunting trip on Bushel Farm with the devastating news that his younger half-brother, Johnnie, has lost his life in a tragic accident. Sebastian has always believed that he should have been the sole inheritor of Bushel Farm when his father passed away, and now, with Johnnie out of the way, Sebastian is free to carry out his wicked plans for the future. With no love lost between himself and Johnnie, Sebastian is under the impression that he can simply take his half-brother's place and claim everything that belonged to him, including Rose, Johnnie's beautiful, young wife. Rose is forced to take drastic actions and escape from Bushel Farm with her young son, Alfie, to a safe place, far from the ruthless Sebastian’s evil clutches. With only a few shillings to her name and no relatives to shelter her, Rose's journey to freedom begins in the dark hours of night and marks the beginning of a series of events which will have a huge effect on the rest of her life.

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About the author

Lilly Adam, wife, mother, grandmother and author, has lived in Oxfordshire for nearly forty years. She was born in London and also resided in parts of Surrey and Sussex. Her passion for writing was put on hold while she was busy raising her large family. Lilly Adam has a keen interest in history, especially the Victorian era; she also loves to write poetry. Her debut novel, May of Ashley Green was published in early 2017, and she has since written sixteen more; Stella, Poppy Woods, The Whipple Girl, Rose, DaisyGrey, Beneath the Apple Blossom Tree, Faye, Secrets of the Gatehouse and her latest novel, Searching for Eleanor (Book One) with the concluding sequel, Loving August due for release on 20th August 2021.

Reviews

[mois reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rose

This is the first Lilly Adam book I've read but I will definitely be looking for others by this author reading about Roses life was really interesting this book had it all love, sadness ,excitement ,death and happiness well worth 5 STARS .

[anne kusz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Compelling

This was a wonderful book .I was nearly crying on bits very emotional.
I couldn't put it down I had to know what happened.

[Celia Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the way Lilly Adam puts together her stories. Each one is like a lovely puzzle that slowly takes its form as one piece after another is added to the picture. The way she puts those pieces together is always intriguing. In this book, Rose, like all Lilly's books, each piece is important, though knowing why is often not revealed until the picture takes its final form. The heroine, Rose, is a lovely woman who, with her young son, has to escape her evil brother-in-law after her husband's death. As with all Lilly's books, good triumphs over evil, but evil holds its own for awhile. I will say, the ending brought a tear to my eye when a beloved character died. However, sad as it was, it was necessary for the puzzle to be completed. I only have one more of Lilly's books to read, so I do hope she will soon have a new one out.
Celia Martin

[Kathy E · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book it was the case could not wait to finish to see what happens. You can imagine all the trauma that Rose goes through, especially when she is on the run with her son Alfie from the wicked Sebastian Harper, this story was quite a gripping one. A nice easy read.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some formatting issues in my kindle version but once i got over this than a pleasant little story, a bit slow a the beginning, a bit rushed at the end.

[Jennifer Shepard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fantastic story created by Lily. She really takes you to the scene that she's describing. I love her. I love the story. Just excellent.

[Elizabeth Cleland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice book

This book was happy and sad and at times too sad? I was thinking at times It was making me so emotional and not always the way I wanted it to end.

[christopher hookway · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy read

Easy to read and good story content. I look forward to reading the rest of her book's. I am Chris's wife by the way. My husband wouldn't read this.

[josephine Hunt · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very different story.

A very different style of writing with a good but unexpected end. I enjoyed this story very much. After a break I will look for another story.