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100	1		_aCatherine Cookson
245	1		_aThe Black Candle
260			_bRandom House
300			_a608 pages
520			_a"Yorkshire, 1880s" At nineteen years old, Bridget Dean Mordaunt inherits her father s candle and blacking factories. Determined to restore the businesses to their former glory, by the time she turns twenty-three she is running them as confidently as any man. But despite her success, trouble is looming. When the devious Lionel Filmore enters Bridget s family life, hoping to marry into her hard-earned wealth, she has to use all of her strength and ingenuity to keep her family together. Then, when young Lily Whitmore comes to her after her husband an overseer in one of Bridget s factories has wrongly been tried for his brother s murder, Bridget has no choice but to help. If Lily s husband didn t kill his brother, who did? The decisions Bridget makes will shape the lives of generations to come. Can her family overcome the darkness of the past to find new happiness? "Catherine Cookson was the original and bestselling saga writer, selling over 100 million copies of her novels. If you like Dilly Court, Katie Flynn or Donna Douglas, you'll love Catherine Cookson." "
650			_aHistorical Fiction
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