Lovers and Liars
by Josephine Cox
It is 1902. Emily is sixteen years of age and blissfully in love with
John, two years her senior. Together they are secretly planning a life,
when they are violently driven apart. Denied the man she loves, and
dominated by a brutally possessive uncle, Emily is devastated when she
is cruelly taken advantage of. When a child is born, her life is in
tatters. And she cannot reveal the identity of the father to anyone, or
there will be a terrible price to pay. Trapped and ashamed, she seeks
solace in her daughter, Cathleen, but there is little consolation. As
time passes, and still there is no sign of the man she loved, Emily
resigns herself to the fact that he may never return, and her life
begins to take another direction. However, John is never far from her
mind. Is her love still waiting for her?But when history threatens to
repeat itself and the father of her child once again preys on her, she
must put all thoughts of John aside and find a way to safeguard her
daughter.
John, two years her senior. Together they are secretly planning a life,
when they are violently driven apart. Denied the man she loves, and
dominated by a brutally possessive uncle, Emily is devastated when she
is cruelly taken advantage of. When a child is born, her life is in
tatters. And she cannot reveal the identity of the father to anyone, or
there will be a terrible price to pay. Trapped and ashamed, she seeks
solace in her daughter, Cathleen, but there is little consolation. As
time passes, and still there is no sign of the man she loved, Emily
resigns herself to the fact that he may never return, and her life
begins to take another direction. However, John is never far from her
mind. Is her love still waiting for her?But when history threatens to
repeat itself and the father of her child once again preys on her, she
must put all thoughts of John aside and find a way to safeguard her
daughter.