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Lily faces hard choices after the death of her husband and then, against the odds, further anguish is heaped upon her. How will she cope with this twist in her tale? The Davy's are well off as a result of the industrial revolution. Both Herbert and Ellen's status begins to rise; affording them the opportunity of mixing on the outskirts of the aristocracy. Alice is dazzled by high society and benefits from these contacts until the cracks begin to show. Time and time again, opportunities are taken from her. She has to quickly grow up and become wiser as a result of grief and treachery. Warp and Weft is a Victorian rollercoaster shuttling between Yorkshire and London. In less than twenty-five years and two generations; Lily and Alice encounter birth, death, success, failure, love and hate. A dress making and couture business provides the female hub for all that ensues. A story that weaves between industrial wealth and inherited riches; revealing the challenges faced by the poor, the middle class and the aristocracy at the time.

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