Jenny is determined to make her own way in the world, and she secures a
job as the kitchen maid in a grand house in Beverley .She gradually
gains the attention of Christy, the young master of the house, and they
fall in love. But slowly their hopes and dreams turn to nightmares and
culminate in a scandal which will force Jenny to leave Beverley and
everything she knows. Cast aside by her own family, and all alone in the
world, Jenny has to rely on her ailing aunt Agnes, who was banished from
the family many years before. Living with Agnes and her husband, Stephen
St. John Laslett, she learns that Stephen's wealthy family have disowned
him and they have to eke out a meager living on their small farm. Times
are hard, and as Agnes grows weaker, she asks Stephen to make her an
unusual promise, one that will affect the rest of Jenny's life. Jenny
the kitchen maid becomes the mistress of Laslett Hall, and although she
tries to fit in with the world that she now inhabits, she never forgets
the words that the gypsy told her: that one day she will return to where
she was once happy--and there Jenny will find her true love . . . If
you've liked books by Katie Flynn and Dilly Court, you'll love Val's
heartwarming stories of triumph over adversity.
