A Safe Haven

Irene Northan

Feb 2020 · Devon Sagas Book 2 · Bolinda · Narrated by Anna Cordell

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Hardly out of childhood, Amy Kennedy, and fellow orphans Seth, Jay and Daisy are sent from the Lambeth Workhouse in London to the Devon port of Brixham to be taken into service, the girls as maidservants, the boys as apprentices on a trawler. Although her initiation into her job is hard, Amy quickly finds her feet and shortly her horizons are brightened by an attentive young man, Daniel Newton, the son of a prosperous sea captain. The others fare less well; Daisy is clearly miserable in her work and, despite Jed’s protection, dreamy Seth founders in the harsh realities of a fisherman’s life. As time passes Amy grows very worried about Daisy who, swearing her friend to secrecy, finally confides that she is the powerless victim of her employer’s sexual abuse. Then the tragedy Amy had feared might happen becomes reality – a tragedy which is to have far-reaching repercussions, not only on Daisy, but on Seth, Jed and Amy herself ...

About the author

Irene Northan was born on Tyneside, NE England and raised in Devon. Phyllida, published in 1976, was the first of 20 fiction titles and 1 non-fiction title written before her death in June 1993. Irene was a founding member of Brixham Writers’ Circle, a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, Librarian of Brixham Museum and Reader for the South West Arts.

Anna Cordell has worked in film, TV, theatre and radio. Radio credits for BBC drama include Is There Room in Your Life? and the lead role in Dead Treasure. Her audiobook narrations for Bolinda audio include The Devon Trilogy – To Dream Again, A Safe Haven and Daughter of the River – by Irene Northan and Killigrew Clay by Rowena Summers. Anna has also recorded for ADR, film and TV, as well as English Language tapes and many corporate videos.

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