The Farm on the Moors: (A Whitby Story) by Jenny Hesketh
The Farm on the Moors continues the story of the Curzon family that began in The House on Baxtergate. Lives, loves, lies and losses entwine in an enchanting web that spans twenty-five years. Set at the end of the Eighteenth Century in a beautiful ancient farmhouse on the North Yorkshire Moors, as well as in the prosperous town of Whitby, the story tells of whaling ships, polar bears, a nine-year courtship which takes place entirely in a cupboard and many a good glass of brandy! All taking place under the shadow of the French wars and the press gangs of the times; we are also given a tiny and intriguing peep into the future...