The Shackletons of Chapel St

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A heartwarming and beautifully researched novel about love and hardship in the 19th Century shipping town of Whitehaven.Whitehaven is thronged with out-of-work weavers and their families. The American Civil War means no cotton is reaching the country. For Fergus and Becky Shackleton, the war threatens to have a devastating effect on their lives, and they stand to lose the home they've worked for as newlyweds.

Fergus has staked everything on the exotic goods imported by his ship, the SS Ketton - but it seems his venture may fail. When Becky sees an opportunity to help Fergus's business prosper, and at the same time to support the weavers she's grown to respect, she seizes it with both hands. But will the Shackleton family allow a woman to set her hand to business? And will her efforts be enough to save them losing their home?A turbulent era in nineteenth-century maritime history forms the backdrop to Book Three in the brilliantly researched Shackleton Saga.