If Hearts Could Fly - Short Story

 Hi everyone. 

Introducing... If Hearts Could Fly. 



I would like to start posting a short story in sections. Part one will be the first three chapters. Part two will consist of the next two chapters. And part three will contain the final chapter or epilogue. Enjoy! 😊


Synopsis for If Hearts Could Fly:

Rose Lambe is a young mother, raising two little children on her own in Victorian England. Her late husband, Peter Lambe, has passed away and she has to earn a substantial income herself to sustain her young family. While working in a cotton factory in the north of England, Rose encounters a tough financial challenge that threatens her security. Surrounded by her friends, she displays admirable courage in the face of tribulation... 

Will her most interesting acquaintance -the handsome and very poetic Robert Stainton - prove to be an answer to her prayers?


If Hearts Could Fly is a short story /novellette combining contextual accuracy with vivid imagination. Historical fiction is my very favourite subgenre! 


So... Without further ado, I present my characters. Meet Rose Lambe and her young children, Thomas and Minnie. 


(See next post to read on...)





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