- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd (28 Feb 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0709082282
- ISBN-13: 978-0709082286
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.4 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 109,057 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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On the death of her mother and sister, Isabelle Gibson is left to fend for herself and her brother in a privately-run workhouse. After the matron's son attempts to rape her, Isabelle decides to escape him and a life of drudgery by agreeing to marry a moorland farmer she has never met. But this man, Farrell, is a drunkard and a bully in constant feud with his landlord, Ethan Harrington. When Farrell bungles a robbery and deserts her, Isabelle and Ethan are thrown together as she struggles to save the farm. Both are married and must hide their growing love, but despite the secrecy, Isabelle draws strength from Ethan as faces from the past return to haunt her. A tragedy is set to strike that will change all of their lives forever.
About the Author
Anne Whitfield was born in Australia and currently lives in the beautiful Southern Highlands area of New South Wales. Many of her novels and stories are set in England and take inspiration from the Yorkshire area, where both of her parents grew up. For more information visit her website at www.annewhitfield.com
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Powerful Historical,
By Laurel Bradley "Author, A Wish in Time" (Wisconsin USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Gentle Wind's Caress (Hardcover)
In 1876, the death of Isabelle Gibson's beloved older sister leaves Isabelle and her young brother at the mercy of the cruel workhouse matron and her lascivious son, Neville Peacock. Choosing to marry Len Farrell, a man she's barely met, to escape Neville's unwanted attentions, Isabelle and her brother are ready to embrace life at Meadow Farm. When Len's home proves to be a squalid dump, Isabelle finds she has more to adjust to than her hasty marriage.
The men in Isabelle's life let her down and problems pile deep, but Isabelle picks herself up and does what needs doing. A minister's granddaughter, she believes in and clings to the strong family values of fidelity, hard work, perseverance, and self-reliance. When she falls in love with her married landlord, how will she reconcile her strong moral convictions with the whispers of her heart and the desires of the flesh? Anne Whitfield crafts a moving story of a strong woman in her historical novel THE GENTLE WIND'S CARESS. In an era of work houses and sharp class differences, Isabelle Gibson is a woman worthy of love and admiration.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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A Story of Impossible Love,
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This review is from: The Gentle Wind's Caress (Hardcover)
Isabelle and her little brother, Hughie, are alone and left to fend for themselves in one of England's 1870s workhouses. The conditions are horrible and the only alternative in sight is to live on the street. Rather than subject her brother to that kind of peril, Belle agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. He needs a wife to work on his farm, and she needs to escape the workhouse.
Things go from bad to worse as the story progresses until the wealthy landlord, Ethan Harrington appears. But Ethan and Belle are both married to someone else. What can possibly become of their love for each other? Anne Whitfield has penned a tale that will have you rooting for the hero and heroine until the very unexpected end. This is not a light tale of romantic love, rather a story of how love sometimes needs to fight for its very existence in a world filled with ways to keep two people apart.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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The Gentle Wind's Caress by Anne Whitfield,
By Maggie Joe (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Gentle Wind's Caress (Hardcover)
After the death of her mother and sister, and the abandonment of her father, Isabelle Gibson is alone in the world with a young brother to raise in an 1876 workhouse. The living and work conditions are horrible, but if she leaves, she will be a woman without resources on the street. To make matters worse, the matron's son, Neville Peacock, grows more and more obsessed with Isabelle. When he tries to rape her, Isabelle knows she must find a way out. Unbeknownst to Isabelle, the matron pays a moorland farmer named Farrell who is looking for a wife to marry Isabelle. Because it is the only way Isabelle has to escape the clutches of Neville, and a life of servitude, Isabelle agrees to marry in the hopes that farm-life will bring security to their lives.
But Farrell turns out to be a drunkard and a thief who regularly beats isabelle and Hughie. To make matters worse, because of a long-standing feud Farrell has with the landlord, Ethan Harrington, the farm is in a pathetic, run-down state of poverty. Farrell's life of crime soon progresses to robbery and when one of his plunders goes awry, he flees, leaving Isabelle and Hughie to fend for themselves. When Ethan meets Isabelle, a strong interest burgeons that soon turns to love. But Ethan is trapped in a loveless marriage with Clarice, a hefty woman who indulges in bonbons and immerses herself in a life of lethargic leisure. As Ethan and Isabelle struggle to keep their love a secret, one hardship after another haunts them. Isabelle's attempts to earn money by baking pies for the market are thwarted as scandalous gossip about her and Ethan spreads. Because Ethan and Belle are both married to someone else, it seems like their love is impossible. Anne Whitfield has carefully crafted a powerful love story with vivid characters who will stay with you long after the book is read. The ending is gripping and unexpected, leaving the reader breathless with both sadness and joy. This book is beyond a simple romance. Rather, it is an enduring tale about the strength of a woman to overcome poverty, destitution, and scandal by fighting for love. If you want to read a romance story different from all other romance stories before it, then this is the book to read. This is one story where you can expect the unexpected! Mirella Patzer
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