The Weaver's Daughter

When Anna discovers her father's plans to marry her off to an old widower, she flees from Holland with her sweetheart, Jan. They go to Colchester in England, the hub of the thriving cloth trade, where there is a substantial immigrant community. However, there is a great deal of animosity between the English and the Dutch, and riots often break out. On the advice of the local church minister, Jan takes up poorly paid work as a dyer, in very bad conditions. Anna is offered a place in the minister's house, looking after his pregnant wife. But she soon realizes the true motive behind Minister Archer's generosity...Jeffrey, Elizabeth is the author of 'The Weaver's Daughter' with ISBN 9781843954446 and ISBN 1843954443.