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1875: The first book in the brand-new Flower Girls collection
Our Fair Lily
What you need to know before your trail
Lily Moon, the local miner’s daughter, spends her days as a parlour maid for Lord and Lady Bellingham at Oakley Manor, on the outskirts of Nuneaton. She’s always been happy with her lot in life, and never expected more. But one day, everything changes when she temporarily becomes lady’s maid to the Bellingham’s daughter, Arabella, who is pregnant with an illegitimate child.
When Arabella suddenly disappears and Lily is left holding the baby, it is only Arabella’s brother, the handsome son and heir of the estate, who shows any interest in the child. Soon a friendship forms between him and Lily. Or, perhaps more than a friendship if the village gossips are to be believed . . .
When Lily is called to Paris to try to bring Arabella home to her family, a new opportunity emerges which could change her life forever.
Could Lily dare to believe that she could be more than just a parlour maid?
Locations
Reset- England - Warwickshire - Nuneaton
- A: River Anker
- B: Galley Common
- C: Astley Castle
- D: Arbury Hall
Travel Guide
Nuneaton
Nuneaton was originally a small riverside settlement known as Etone. It gained its name from a medieval nunnery which was established in the 12th century, during which it also became a small market town. It later developed into an important industrial town due to ribbon weaving and coal mining.
The author George Eliot was born on a farm on the Arbury Estate just outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in the town for much of her early life. Maybe this is where Oakley Manor is?
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Our Fair Lily
Destination/Location: Nuneaton Author: Rosie Goodwin Departure: 1875
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