Can the strong women of Paisley triumph and keep the home fires burning?

Paisley, Scotland 1913

After the death of her husband, Kirsty Lennox remarries and rebuilds her life, watching her children find success. Her eldest son, Alex, has become a successful cabinetmaker and furniture salesman; her daughter Caitlin is a promising dress designer; while the youngest, Mary, is a diligent student.

But the arrival of four-year-old Rowena Lennox, Kirsty’s granddaughter by marriage, throws the family’s plans for the future into disarray.

Conflict flies when Rose Hamilton, one of Kirsty’s partners in a second-hand clothing store buys the mill her son Alex had his eye on destroying their friendship. The dispute is further compounded when Rose invites Caitlin to become a dress designer for her new high-end clothing business. Caitlin is thrilled and strikes up a friendship with weaver Murdo Guthrie much to her beau, Bryce disdain.

When Britain declares war on Germany in 1914 and the men begin to enlist its down to the women to carry on in their absence. But as the war rolls on, they must learn to cope with separation, turmoil and tragedy.

The continuation of The Lennox Family saga series from Evelyn Hood, the original bestselling Scottish saga writer.

Previously published in paperback as The Dancing Stone

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