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"Esteemed astronomer Alex Christie, the eldest and most steadfast of the Christie siblings, has never possessed his late father's ruthless business drive. But to protect his frail infant son from his cruel father-in-law's bid for custody, the young widower must undertake Sir William Christie's posthumous million-dollar challenge: to make a Glasgow cotton mill profitable. At sea in an industrial world of sabotage and union agitation, Alex meets Polly Gowan, daughter of a famed union leader, who hopes to seize a mysterious saboteur without involving the police. Because a sympathetic mill master would aid her cause, Polly becomes Alex's guide to urban Scotland. From soccer games to pub brawls, Alex sees another side of life, and feels free for the first time to reveal the man-vital and strong-behind his intellectual exterior. Polly is utterly seduced. Their ambitions, however, remains at odds: Alex vows to earn the mill bonus to save his child, while Polly fights for the needs of her people. Is there strength enough in their sparkling passion to bind them together in their quests-and in a lasting love that conquers all?"--P. [4] of cover.
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The Christies
PUBLISHED
New York : Pocket Books, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: x, 395 p. ; 17 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781451616392
1451616392
SUBJECTS
Astronomers -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Labor unions -- Scotland -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Textile factories -- Scotland -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Glasgow (Scotland) -- 19th century -- Fiction.