Hiring Fair (The Stalker Trilogy #2)

By: Jessica Stirling

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Synopsis: This is the second book in the trilogy recounting the story of the Stalker's. Drew studies law in Edinburgh determined never to return to the poverty of his childhood. Mirrin, after her bitter experiences with Houston Lamont, owner of Blacklaw Colliery, soon has to decide whether to try her luck on the London music-hall stage or search for the man who could bring her happiness. Life was changing too for the Stalkers who remained in Blacklaw. After a bloody pit riot Houston Lamont joins his avaricious wife in an unholy alliance to drain every drop of profit out of the miners. Look for the other books in the Stalker trilogy, a sweeping historical family saga about life in Scotland in the 1870s in the Bookshare collection. They are: #1 The Spoiled Earth and #2 The Dark Pasture. These novels are authentic in detail and lavishly describe the rural and city landscapes and lives of the Scottish people in the lower, middle and wealthy classes as they seek sustenance, security, advancement, and fulfillment. You will find another trilogy by Jessica Stirling, The Isle of Mull Trilogy which are: #2 The Wind From the Hills and #3