{"product_id":"the-trinket-wife-brenda-h-sedgwick-9798602606829","title":"The Trinket Wife","description":"Scandal, sexual intrigue, and greed. An entertaining story, moving between emotions of sadness and pleasure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the beautiful rural village of Beaulieu, in the New Forest, UK. A peaceful village to visitors, but first impressions are deceiving.\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth inherits a cottage with a swathe of land, along the side of the Beaulieu River estuary. Corruption and greed take root. Simon, her husband, and his twin brother Richard, by coercion and illicit means, take over her land. Simon is torn between his wife and his underhanded brother. He gives Elizabeth gifts to placate her, but with decreasing love and respect.\u003cbr\u003eThe brothers build on Elizabeth's land, but they want more. They crave ownership of Pipers, the adjoining manor house belonging to her brother and where she grew up.\u003cbr\u003eTwo Russian girls arrive in the village, they are attracted to the brothers with their newfound wealth.\u003cbr\u003eThe village play and masked ball, turn out to be more than entertainment.\u003cbr\u003eA natural disaster exposes, scandal, and sexual intrigue among neighbors and friends.\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth reaches out to grasp a new life and love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA story filled with colorful characters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Beaulieu River tides keep on turning when the lives of the people living close by have irreparably changed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fast-moving, entertaining story. American Editor \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of the successful novel, Marriage, A Journey and a Dog.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brenda H. Sedgwick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798602606829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d","brand":"Brenda H. Sedgwick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48089262031103,"sku":"9798602606829","price":11.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_165b32b6-1c38-454c-8a94-b972932914a4.jpg?v=1769109170","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-trinket-wife-brenda-h-sedgwick-9798602606829","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}