Holding On

By Eva Hanagan

Everyone has secrets…

The Gordon-Fenn family had been wealthy for generations, but after Samuel falls into misfortune, he’s forced to live in much-reduced circumstances with his penny-pinching son Edward and daughter-in-law Edith.

If only elderly widow Lily Gudgeon would vacate the cottage on his land, he could make a fortune in construction and his family’s troubles would be over. But she refuses to leave, and even befriends Samuel’s twelve-year-old granddaughter Felicity. Secrets are shared between the unlikely friends and Lily reveals to the girl the painful secret of her residence at the cottage. But Samuel’s patience is running thin and with his financial burdens ever-increasing, a plan is hatched to remove poor Lily.

Eva Hanagan was a Scottish author. Her novels include Playmates, In Thrall and A Knock at the Door.