 Since the untimely death of her husband, young
mother Effie Grey has been forced to live on a narrowboat owned by her
tyrannical, crippled father-in-law Jacob. In spite of her own despair, she is
determined to protect her brother Tom and her baby son Georgie from Jacob's
bullying ways - for she is all they have in the world. Effie and Tom see little
of the pittance they are able to earn by trading along the River Lea, and with
no other family to support them they have no choice but to put up with their
increasingly difficult situation.
When Jacob hires Salter and his wife to run the barge, Effie's life becomes
even more unbearable, and Tom is sent packing without a penny to his name. Effie
is allowed to stay and care for her son, but Jacob makes it plain that her
position is less than that of a servant. Forced to live on deck with little to
shelter her and Georgie from the elements, tormented by the villainous Salter
and his vile wife, Sal, Effie is driven to desperation an she steals Jacob's
hidden cache of money and escapes with her son. As she begins her frantic search
for her beloved brother, Effie vows that whatever happens she will make a home
for little Georgie and keep him safe from harm.
I picked up this book in a car boot with all the rest of my reading follies for 20p each, I can't afford to buy books new as much as I would like although I would dearly a few on my wish list, this does not include, ' filthy shades of grey' ( did you see the deliberate typo?)
I don't often have chance to read as much as I have done of late but when you are spending hour after hour in doctors surgeries or hospitals waiting to get in to see the quack a good book is better then picking up those awful germ infested glossy mags they have lurking on a corner table of the waiting room.
This day dreamy book was a lovely little escape to a difference place and time, I was allowed to switch of, forgot all my troubles wrapping my self into Effie's world of making bread and ale!
I like easy books that read like a good story teller, relax sit back and let the tale of woe unfold, it took me a couple of days to read in between life and chores but a restless night helped bring the book to a conclusion.
A nice book to read to escape with out endless flushing / blushing and bitings ones lip ( a hint to Mr Grey)
Could it be that Effie Grey is Christians Grey grandmother and Marsh house ale and cider made the Grey's very rich? |
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