The Tobacconist's Wife

<p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Having lost her father Thea Goodson is alone in the world.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> It is true she has a husband but Ernie is a brutal man more inclined to use his fists to keep Thea in line than to build on their marriage. And besides Ernie Goodson has secrets - secrets that even his wife cannot share.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> But in Victorian Yorkshire appearances must be kept up so Thea goes on powdering her bruises and forcing a smile as she toils in Ernie's home and tobacco shop. There seems to be no other option.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> That is until a handsome and well-bred stranger arrives to set up shop next door...</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> Can Thea escape her misery and break from the conventions of society? Or will the clutches of her abusive husband confine her forever?</span></p>