Tangled Threads (47 page)

A
LSO BY
M
ARGARET
D
ICKINSON

Plough the Furrow

Sow the Seed

Reap the Harvest

The Miller’s Daughter

Chaff Upon the Wind

The Fisher Lass

The Tulip Girl

The River Folk

Twisted Strands

Red Sky in the Morning

For Dennis

The area to the west of Grantham around Barrowby and Casthorpe, the village of Ruddington and, of course, Nottingham are the places of inspiration for the settings in this
novel although the story and all the characters are entirely fictitious. The siting of a factory and warehouse on Canal Street in Nottingham and the homes of all the characters within the city in
1900 are also my own invention.

I am deeply grateful to Mr Jack Smirfitt, Miller and all their colleagues at the Ruddington Framework Knitters’ Museum for all their wonderful help. I also wish to thank the staff at the
Lace Market Centre, Nottingham, for answering my questions and, in particular, Peter Mee, a former twist-hand in the lace industry, who so kindly and generously shared his knowledge and experience
with me.

My love and thanks as always to my family and friends for their constant support and encouragement especially those who read and comment on the script in its early stages; my sister and
brother-in-law, Robena and Fred Hill; my brother and sister-in-law, David and Una Dickinson; my friends Linda and Terry Allaway and Pauline Griggs. Thank you all so much.

First published 2002 by Pan Books

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