Black Velvet Gown

by Catherine Cookson (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1985

  $4.93

• Used

  Paperback
  1994

  $4.93

  A novel which follows the fortunes of a widow as she returns with her children to her native place, where her new job as a housekeeper leads to many other opportunities for her and her family.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1984

  $4.93

  There would be times when Riah Millican came to regret her miner husband had learned to read and write, and then shared that knowledge with her and her children. It was a rare and even perilous accomplishment. And now he was dead. Lacking nothing in courage and determination, she first took her family to her native place, but found scant welcome and encouragment there. Then suddenly the opportunity to become a housekeeper out in the country arose. And this ins turn leads to many other opportunities for her and her children...