Draeburn

DRAEBURN -is Part Two of The Mill Owners Trilogy; a semi-biographical saga set in Victorian Scotland. We continue in 1869, and follow the lives of the Hamilton's, Murdoch’s, Donaldson’s and Bartholomew’s. Seth Bartholomew upholds his belief in better working conditions and carries on his fight, by rising through the political ranks to achieve his goals. When Molly Murdoch’s father dies, her husband Louis and their daughter Beth, find their lives take a turn for the better. William Patterson, Lord and Lady Hamilton’s son-in-law, has taken over the Mills, and proposes to change the fates of all his workers. Lady Docking dies suddenly, and Eva Donaldson is thrown into turmoil. She becomes so wrapped up in her duties she fails to notice her children growing away from her. There are many trials and tribulations throughout with some unexpected surprises lingering within the pages of this intriguing family saga.