The Trinket Wife

By Brenda H. Sedgwick

Scandal, sexual intrigue, and greed. An entertaining story, moving between emotions of sadness and pleasure.

Set in the beautiful rural village of Beaulieu, in the New Forest, UK. A peaceful village to visitors, but first impressions are deceiving.
Elizabeth inherits a cottage with a swathe of land, along the side of the Beaulieu River estuary. Corruption and greed take root. Simon, her husband, and his twin brother Richard, by coercion and illicit means, take over her land. Simon is torn between his wife and his underhanded brother. He gives Elizabeth gifts to placate her, but with decreasing love and respect.
The brothers build on Elizabeth's land, but they want more. They crave ownership of Pipers, the adjoining manor house belonging to her brother and where she grew up.
Two Russian girls arrive in the village, they are attracted to the brothers with their newfound wealth.
The village play and masked ball, turn out to be more than entertainment.
A natural disaster exposes, scandal, and sexual intrigue among neighbors and friends.
Elizabeth reaches out to grasp a new life and love.

A story filled with colorful characters.

The Beaulieu River tides keep on turning when the lives of the people living close by have irreparably changed.

A fast-moving, entertaining story. American Editor

From the author of the successful novel, Marriage, A Journey and a Dog.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B086B9VCH1
• ISBN13: 9798602606829
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"