Barbara Bradford Taylor

In the Lion’s Den: The House of Falconer


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      IN THE LION’S DEN

      Barbara Taylor Bradford

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      First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2019

      Copyright © Barbara Taylor Bradford 2019

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      Barbara Taylor Bradford asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

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      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Source ISBN: 9780008242466

      Ebook Edition © November 2019 ISBN: 9780008242480

      Version: 2019-10-25

       Dedication

      For my darling Bob, with my love

       Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

      Copyright

      Dedication

      Characters

      PART ONE:

       HONOUR & LOYALTY

       London/Kent 1889

      Chapter One

       TRUE FRIENDSHIP

       London/Hull/Gloucestershire 1890

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Chapter Twelve

       Chapter Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen

       PART THREE:

       UNEXPECTED REVELATIONS

       London/Hull/Kent 1890

       Chapter Fifteen

       Chapter Sixteen

       Chapter Seventeen

       Chapter Eighteen

       Chapter Nineteen

       Chapter Twenty

       Chapter Twenty-One

       Chapter Twenty-Two

       Chapter Twenty-Three

       Chapter Twenty-Four

       Chapter Twenty-Five

       Chapter Twenty-Six

       PART FOUR:

       TAKING CHANCES

       London 1891–2

       Chapter Twenty-Seven

       Chapter Twenty-Eight

       Chapter Twenty-Nine

       Chapter Thirty

       Chapter Thirty-One

       Chapter Thirty-Two

       Chapter Thirty-Three

       Chapter Thirty-Four

       Chapter Thirty-Five

       Chapter Thirty-Six

       Epilogue

       Keep Reading …

       About the Author

       Books by Barbara Taylor Bradford

       About the Publisher

       CHARACTERS

      THE FALCONERS

      Philip Henry Rosewood Falconer, founder of the dynasty; a head butler.

      Esther Marie Falconer, his wife and co-founder of the dynasty; a head housekeeper.

       Their sons

      Matthew Falconer, his eldest son and heir; a stall owner at the Malvern Market.

      George Falconer, a noted journalist on The Chronicle daily newspaper.

      Harry Falconer, a chef and owner of a café, the Rendezvous.

       Their grandchildren (Matthew’s offspring)

      James Lionel, an ambitious young businessman on the rise.

      Rosalind, known as Rossi, a seamstress.

      Edward Albert, assistant to his father on the stalls.

       Their daughter-in-law

      Maude Falconer, Matthew’s wife and mother