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'She 'as trouble written right across 'er fore'ead.'
That's the verdict from Dorothy Jordan, mistress of Uphall, on the new farmhand. The girl and her brother, a handsome young ploughman, will have profound and unexpected consequences on the Jordan family in Reighton. Jealousy becomes a destructive power as courtships and rivalries are played out during the ploughing match, the midsummer bonfire and the memorable festivities of Christmas.
And then there's young Mary, the daughter of William and Mary. Spirited, and with a huge appetite for life, her escapades cause a rift between her parents and divide opinion in the village on how a girl should be reared.
Yet, no matter what crises tear families apart, the struggle to survive ensures that life must go on. As old Ben says - ''ope for best, but prepare for worst'.
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Joy's father came from Filey and married Gladys Jordan, a descendant of the Jordan farming family in nearby Reighton. Since retiring, Joy has spent time researching the parish records, local archives and the social and farming history of the area; this research has provided the inspiration for the series of novels set in the early 18th century. Joy lives with her partner in Hornsea on the East Yorkshire coast, and continues to find inspiration by walking along the cliffs and beaches in all weathers.
