The Two Wives of Cuddy Ranse (Forgotten women Book 2)

“Amazing, enchanting, mesmerising. A truly rare thing is this book … There’s just something about this story, with its roots in real life, that will remain in your thoughts as it did mine.” GoodreadsWhen the odds are stacked against you, the bravest act can be choosing who you will become.The two wives of Irishman Cuddy Ranse couldn’t be more different, one born on the red sands of Gibraltar, the other in the garret of a London bawdy house, Each doomed for the misfortune of being a woman, and a bad one at that.Melva, always an outsider, faces war, destitution and unimaginable tragedy but refuses to give up. Tam, trapped in poverty, treated cruelly, must risk everything if she is to be free. One is drawn by infatuation into marrying the young husband, the other ensnared when she is sixteen and he an old man. Though they never meet, their lives and legacy entwine.Exiled to a dangerous new colony on the underbelly of the known world, the Great Southland, each must confront a painful reckoning – to save others … or to save themselves, even though it may destroy what they have come to love.Inspired by real people and events in the early 1800s and vividly told, The Two Wives of Cuddy Ranse is a searing story of redemption when all hope is lost, and a tribute to the fierce courage of women and the endurance of the human spirit.The novel is a stand-alone and a companion to This Savage World. Read more