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'Michael Taylor proves that men can write romantic sagas too' SUNDAY MERCURY, BIRMINGHAM Born and bred in destitution, spirited Poppy Silk is determined to gain an education and leave the poverty and loose morals of Blowers Green behind her. Robert Crawford thinks she's the most enchanting girl he's ever met. His admiration for her leads him to offer her lessons in reading and writing and they find they have feelings for one another. Pursued by the darkly handsome navvy, Jericho, Poppy finds herself torn between two men. Can she wait in hope that the man she loves will claim her, or must she submit to the one who will lead her to despair?
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Is Poppy Silk appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
A Victorian-era romantic saga featuring a young woman rising from poverty, with mild romantic tension between competing suitors and suggestions of coercion and social peril, but no explicit content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include domestic violence and poverty.
Who'll love this
A sweeping historical love story about a determined young woman caught between two very different men.