Faith in the Time of Aridity (ThornHeath Series)

By Roslyn M. Gallagher

Rosellen Temple, a shy, capable teenage girl, has come to the stark realisation her life will never return to the way it was before her father's fatal accident and subsequent death. Needing to help her widowed mother by financially supporting her family, she accepts a position as a chambermaid at a country manor two days' journey by railway from her home. Rose has never been more lonely or struggled harder to fit in, as she does at ThornHeath Estate. With the wise, gentle guidance of her mother's dear friend, Mrs. Vivian Wright (the stately, black Head-housekeeper) Rose is able to learn to manage her struggle with symptoms of anxiety and recover from a disastrous error in judgement. "Rose. I have never known anyone who didn't make a mistake and then have to work to recover from it." Vivian tells her. These challenges threaten Rose's adjustment and ultimately, her success in making it on her own. Faith in the Time of Aridity is an uplifting, coming of age tale about loss, fortitude, perseverance, and love. It portrays unforgettable characters as new relationships and alliances form. The fictitious world of ThornHeath is very loosely based on British regency life of the 1950s and 60's.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1549764330
• ISBN13: 9781549764332
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.7" x 5.3"