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Chapters (57)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Chapter One
  4. Chapter Two
  5. Chapter Three
  6. Chapter Four
  7. Chapter Five
  8. Chapter Six
  9. Chapter Seven
  10. Chapter Eight
  11. Chapter Nine
  12. Chapter Ten
  13. Chapter Eleven
  14. Chapter Twelve
  15. Chapter Thirteen
  16. Chapter Fourteen
  17. Chapter Fifteen
  18. Chapter Sixteen
  19. Chapter Seventeen
  20. Chapter Eighteen
  21. Chapter Nineteen
  22. Chapter Twenty
  23. Chapter Twenty-One
  24. Chapter Twenty-Two
  25. Chapter Twenty-Three
  26. Chapter Twenty-Four
  27. Chapter Twenty-Five
  28. Chapter Twenty-Six
  29. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  30. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  31. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  32. Chapter Thirty
  33. Chapter Thirty-One
  34. Chapter Thirty-Two
  35. Chapter Thirty-Three
  36. Chapter Thirty-Four
  37. Chapter Thirty-Five
  38. Chapter Thirty-Six
  39. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  40. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  41. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  42. Chapter Forty
  43. Chapter Forty-One
  44. Chapter Forty-Two
  45. Chapter Forty-Three
  46. Chapter Forty-Four
  47. Acknowledgements
  48. About the Authors
  49. Also by Rosie Goodwin
  50. Welcome to the world of Rosie Goodwin!
  51. Letter from Author
  52. Meat and Potato Pie
  53. The Precious Stones series
  54. The Days of the Week Collection
  55. Mothering Sunday
  56. Victorian Tales from Memory Lane
  57. Memory Lane Club

She shook her head a little too quickly and Barnaby detected a tremor in her voice when she answered, ‘Oh, I shouldn’t think it’ll be any time soon. Probably another two or three months at least, I should say.’

He nodded. ‘Then this money might come in handy for her if her uncle is unable to work.’

‘Oh, our Jeremiah ain’t short of a bob or two,’ she boasted proudly. ‘He’s got a thrivin’ hardware shop in the town an’ staff to run it if he ain’t there, so they’ll not go short.’

‘That’s good to hear.’ They lapsed into silence while she made the tea and as soon as it was poured, he drank it hastily and departed, leaving Alice to ponder on why he should have come. The excuse that he owed Amber money didn’t quite ring true somehow. But there were nets waiting to be mended and as soon as she became absorbed in her task, she forgot all about him.

Barnaby, meanwhile, was galloping homewards, content that at least now Amber’s uncle should not be too hard to find. After all, he thought, how many hardware shops could there be in Scarborough? And once he found the uncle, he would find Amber.

Chapter Seven

Chapter Seven

‘I was thinking,’ Jeremiah said hesitantly to Amber one evening as they sat at dinner. ‘Perhaps it’s time you stopped working in the shop now.’

When she raised an eyebrow, he flushed and nodded towards her stomach. ‘Your, er . . . condition is becoming more noticeable and I wouldn’t like my customers to think that I was taking advantage of you.’

Amber sighed. She knew her uncle was right. Only the night before she had sat up until the early hours of the morning letting the waist of her dress out yet again, but the thought of the long days ahead with nothing to do filled her with dread. At least when she was working in the shop, she didn’t have time to think about the way Barnaby had betrayed her.

‘Very well, Uncle. If you think that is for the best.’

‘I do,’ he said, looking very uncomfortable. ‘And I hope you don’t mind me asking, but have you thought of what you might do once the baby has arrived.’