And before any of them know it, doors swing open, lost loves are recovered, and the happy endings none of them dared to dream of begin to materialize. The Rising Tide: A Novel of World War II (1) Hungry ALETHEA EASON HUNGRY For Bill Contents One: Coffins in the Living Room 3 Two: The Bride Wore Black 10 Three: Hook. They are all good hearted women who have fallen on hard times, and together, Lily and her ‘ Fallen Angels‘ outwit the low life brothel keeper and work to turn the house in Leadenhall Square into something altogether more respectable. Lily sees potential where others can only see destitution and ruin, and she soon forges strong relationships with the other women there. Her brave attempts to find work are futile, and when she is turned away from the workhouse and other such establishments for women in her ‘condition,’ Lily is forced to swallow her last iota of respectability and work in a brothel in Leadenhall Square. Against the background of the sea, the wide skies of Holderness, and the frightening crumbling land that meant so much to them, their love story was played out to its final climax.Īfter her dastardly husband Billy tries to sell her at a wife sale, Lily Fowler finds herself alone, frightened, and heavily pregnant on the streets of Hull. As John watched Sarah grow into a serene and lovely woman, he became increasingly aware of his love for her, a love that was hopeless, for the gulf of wealth and social standing between them made marriage impossible. And there, Will’s third child was born Sarah, a bright and beautiful girl who was to prove the strength of the family. Will had saved the boy’s life on an arctic voyage and they were offered work and a home on the headlands of Holderness, on the estate owned by John Rayner’s wealthy family. Will was a whaler, wedded to the sea, and when tragedy struck, crippling him for life, it was John Rayner, nephew of the owner of the whaling fleet, who was to rescue the family. In the slums of Hull, at the turn of the eighteenth century, lived Will and Maria Foster, constantly fighting a war against poverty, disease and crime.

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