Summerset Abbey: A Bloom in Winter

The highly anticipated second installment in the Summerset Abbey series "that will clearly appeal to fans of PBS's Downton Abbey" (New York Journal of Books).

As the icy chill of winter, 1914, settles on the magnificent country estate of Summerset Abbey, three young women seek comfort and warmth in the smiles of friends, the fire in their hearts, and the promise of spring...

Victoria Buxton

With her delicate constitution but strong, unflappable spirit, Victoria has never followed societal conventions, the rules of fashion, or the pursuit of a husband. Instead, she finds herself drawn into the controversial--and dangerous--fight for women's suffrage. But her dream is compromised, and her heart divided, when her struggle for equal rights collides with unexpected love.

Rowena Buxton

After yearning to no avail for a certain young pilot to fly back into her life, Rowena fears her chances for happiness have been jeopardized by recklessness and scandal. Burdened with guilt for bringing her sister Prudence to Summerset Abbey as a lady's maid while she herself led a life of privilege, Rowena hopes to one day make amends. But her desire to set things right is complicated by her passion for flight and a sudden engagement...to the wrong man.

Prudence Tate

Raised like a sister to Victoria and Rowena, then banished to the servants' quarters when their father passed away, Prudence has seen both sides of life, upstairs and down. But once the truth about her parentage was revealed, Prudence forged a new life for herself, married to a penniless veterinary student. Living in poverty in a shabby London flat, she wonders if she's made a terrible mistake--and there's no turning back...

Author: T. J. Brown
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 03/05/2013
Series: Summerset Abbey
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.21h x 5.39w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781451699050

About the Author
Brown, T. J.: - T.J. Brown begins a sweeping trilogy set in Edwardian England with Summerset Abbey, her historical fiction debut. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Visit the author at TJBrownBooks.com.