Blogs in September 2023

The Maid of Lindal Hall 5th September 2023

Barrow-in-Furness, 1933 The days of the Barrow Union at Roose are numbered and it is due be closed, along with all the other workhouses. Instead ‘Cottage Homes’ have been set up for pauper children, where they live under the...

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The Body on Scafell Pike 13th August 2023

Lake District Murder Mysteries #1 The riveting, darkly atmospheric new crime series based in the iconic Cumbrian Lake District. A renowned mountaineer and self-described ‘fell runner’ is found dead in a deep gully on one side of Scafell Pike...

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Silent Bones 12th August 2023

Thirlmere hides a deadly secret… Drought hits the Lake District, uncovering a skeleton at the bottom of Thirlmere reservoir. The case quickly becomes personal for DI Kelly Porter when she discovers it’s the remains of an old classmate, missing...

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All the Little Bird-Hearts 1st August 2023

Sunday Forrester lives with her sixteen-year-old daughter, Dolly, in the house she grew up in. She does things more carefully than most people. On quiet days, she must eat only white foods. Her etiquette handbook guides her through confusing...

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Weyward 26th July 2023

They tried to cage us. But a Weyward woman belongs to the wild. We cannot be tamed. In 2019, Kate flees an abusive relationship in London for Crows Beck, a remote Cumbrian village. Her destination is Weyward Cottage, inherited...

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