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|title=The Silver Thread

|sort=Silver Thread

|publisher=Head of Zeus

|date=October 2012

|summary=Historic fiction fans will recognise in [[:Category:Kylie Fitzpatrick|Kylie Fitzpatrick]] the quality they've come to expect from people like [[:Category:Philippa Gregory|Philippa Gregory]]. In this case we're treated to a ripping adventure to warm the cockles of the imagination.

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It's 1840 and Rhia Mahoney, daughter of an Irish merchant specialising in local linen, has a comfortable life. All that changes, however, as her father's warehouse burns down, taking his faltering business with it, ensuring Rhia must make her own way in the world. Via family connections she comes to England and the home of Quaker widow Antonia Blake. The idea is that Antonia will protect Rhia whilst she seeks a position as governess in bustling, alien London. But rather than residing in a sanctuary, her problems worsen as she's enveloped in a mystery leading to transportation despite her innocence. The only things holding her life together are the letters she writes to her dearly departed grandmother, her artistic skill and a determination to discover who wants her gone.