The Widow’s Mite
Minnie Price married late in life. Now she is widowed. And starving.
No one suspects this respectable church-goer can barely keep body and soul together. Why would they, while she resides in the magnificent home she shared with Peter?
Her friends and neighbours are oblivious to her plight and her adult step-children have their own reasons to make things worse rather than better. But she is thrown a lifeline when an associate of her late husband arrives with news of an investment about which her step-children know nothing.
Can she release the funds before she finds herself homeless and destitute?
Fans of 'The Hoarder's Widow' will enjoy this sequel, but it reads equally well as a standalone.
THOUGHTS/REVIEW:
This book is the sequel to 'The Hoarder's Widow' and read great as a stand alone book. This installment of the widow series follows the heart wrenching story of Minnie Price. Minnie fell in love and married late in her life to a widower Peter Price who was able to care for her financially. In just a few years into her marriage, Peter dies suddenly of a heart attack. Minnie in a state of shock and complete depression was faced to manage her financial affairs and her gullibility and trustfulness amidst her world falling apart made her an easy target to some people who wants to take advantage, as well as some pretty dreadful step-children who cannot wait to kick Minnie out into the streets.
I enjoyed the beautiful prose and writing of Allie Creswell and delivered such a gut wrenching and powerful story about the unexpected realities when a loved one dies. This story was a powerful punch that I really enjoyed reading about. Creswell's brilliant characterization is what made this story a delight to read. I found that the story built up well with the alternating story lines between Maisie's story from the first book and Minnie's story currently merging together in a delightful and satisfying conclusion.
Purchase Links
UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0848P81GJ
US - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0848P81GJ
Author Bio –
Allie Cresswell was
born in Stockport, UK and began writing fiction as soon as she could hold a
pencil.
She did a BA in
English Literature at Birmingham University and an MA at Queen Mary College, London.
She has been a
print-buyer, a pub landlady, a book-keeper, run a B & B and a group of
boutique holiday cottages. Nowadays Allie writes full time having retired from
teaching literature to lifelong learners.
She has two
grown-up children, two granddaughters, two grandsons and two cockapoos but just
one husband – Tim. They live in Cumbria, NW England.
The Widow’s Mite is her
tenth novel.
You can contact her
via her website at www.allie-cresswell.com
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