This was a view that was shared by Molly. When it was discovered that the Mormons could and often did have more than one wife, the menfolk became angry and convinced that they had come to take their women. The weird folk her gran referred to were actually a small group of people called Mormons who had travelled from America to preach their religion and eventually arrived by train in Nuneaton.įrom the little she had seen of them, Amy found them to be extremely polite but she was in a minority and on the whole, the townfolk were not accepting the strangers at all. She was very set in her ways was Molly Ernshaw, and not one for change. They’ve always been good enough before but then happen this is progress.’Īmy had found her gran’s attitude highly amusing. Can’t see what’s wrong wi’ a horse an’ cart meself. ‘Newfangled dirty things,’ she had said scornfully. She had taken Molly to see the first steam engine chug into the newly built Trent Valley railway station, but Molly was not as impressed with the new form of transport as Amy was.

The coming of the railway the year before had caused great excitement in the town. ‘Good, just see as yer get straight back, mind, and don’t get talkin’ to none of them damn weird folk that’s hangin’ about.’Īmy chuckled happily. ‘No, Gran, I should be home for about six tonight.’ Amy planted a warm kiss on her cheek as the old woman nodded. Amy's dreams seem to be coming true, but as more secrets are revealed and Amy is caught between two worlds, she must choose where her heart truly belongs.‘Will you be late home, lass?’ Molly asked as she walked Amy to the door. His son's wife, Victoria, is deeply troubled, and when Amy's flair leads her to London and then Paris, Victoria is consumed with jealousy. But Matthew is a haunted man with secrets in his past that torture him and his family. Her talent is recognised by Matthew Forrester, the influential owner of famous hat factories and shops. Although devoted to Molly, who she believes is her grandmother, Amy has far-reaching ambitions - encouraged by her neighbour's son, Toby, she longs to move beyond ribbon-weaving to designing the hats and clothes the ribbons adorn. The tiny girl grows into a beautiful and gifted young woman. One winter's night, Molly Earnshaw rescues a newborn baby from the snow and changes two families for ever.

The Ribbon Weaver by Rosie Goodwin