A high and lonely road Book

Review: 'Lovers of historical novels will enjoy Helen Cannam"s latest offering. It is the story of one woman's search for love, peace and identity...the book takes its time to get going, but once the thread of the tale has been picked up, 'A High and Lonely Road' becomes a delightful read.' Daily Mail, May 1990 Abandoned as a baby, Hannah is brought up in the loving Quaker household of John and Agnes Burton in the Yorkshire Dales. As she grows, her constant playmate is gentle Samuel Gayle, younger son of a neighbouring hosier - and it is Samuel who one day inadvertently lets slip that she is a foundling. Suddenly Hannah's carefree life is turned upside down, tainted by the questions hanging over her. Growing to womanhood, Hannah becomes aware of a growing attraction between herself and handsome, ambitious Robert Gayle, Samuel's older brother. But Robert, fired by the possibilities of the newly emerging industrial revolution, is intent on making his fortune by any means, no matter how ruthless, and Hannah, fiery and rebellious though she is, cannot entirely shake herself free of her Quaker upbringing. She knows that somehow she must escape the hold Robert has on her, but all ways seem closed to her. And then there is the question of her birth. Will she ever know what desperation led to her abandonment on the Burtons' doorstep in their remote Dales village?