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The Damask Days (Audio Cassette) (Unabridged)
The Damask Days - Audio Cassette - Unabridged Author:Evelyn Hood, Elizabeth Henry Christian Knox is a girl who dreams -- of a life beyond that of a Paisley housewife, of a world of learning beyond her Ladies' School, of possibilities her father dismisses as "daft ideas". But Christian is determined, and when her father refuses to finance her further education, she resolves to pay for it herself, by working as a tambourer, emb... more »roidering for the local textile manufacturers.
Soon she is managing a group of tambouring women on behalf of Paisley's biggest weavers, catching the eye of clients like Angus Fraser, a man old enough to be her father but wise enough to appreciate her talents. Plunged into the fascinating world of Scotland's fledgling textile industry, Christian's Lowland resolve and female flair begin to make their mark -- and in the shape of her greatest inspiration, the Paisley Shawl, it is a mark that will be remembered for generations to come.« less