The Settlement - Softcover

Kirby-Smith, Ruth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1913071995 ISBN 13: 9781913071998

Publisher: 2qt Limited (Publishing), 2021

Synopsis

Olivia returns home for her grandmother Sarah's funeral in 1984. Sarah was a loving matriarch in the village of Lindara. So why would someone spit at her coffin?

In 1910 Sarah marries Theo, a widower deeply involved in the anti-home rule movement. She promises to keep her personal views private.

One night in 1914 Sarah and her stepson Samuel are unintentionally drawn into gunrunning, which compromises her principles.

Theo slides into dementia but pesters Sarah constantly about something called the settlement. She is mystified until one morning in 1919, when she opens a letter and gets the biggest shock of her life.

As the truth unfolds events occur to change her life forever, and she is torn between protecting Samuel and her unborn child.

After the funeral Olivia finds a red leather notebook to discover that Sarah has taken the secret of that fateful night in 1919 to her grave.

About this title

About the Author

Ruth Kirby-Smith grew up in Northern Ireland and studied politics at Queen's University, Belfast during the civil rights era. She completed a Masters in City Planning and worked in Stormont and London. In 1978 she joined a team at Cambridge University undertaking research into the regeneration of the inner city. When her children were born, she took time out and set up a business, designing and selling baby products, which she ran successfully for the next thirty years. Now retired, she lives in Leeds with her husband and enjoys travelling, reading, writing, golf, tennis and spending time with her grandchildren.

Edition details

• Publisher: 2qt Limited (Publishing)
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1913071995
• ISBN 13: 9781913071998
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 262