She can’t seek the solace to soothe her broken heart in the arms of her best friend, and fiancè, Joe. Fiona’s life seems to be falling to pieces. When Paddy dies in a work related “accident”, Fiona, her mother and older brother Charlie, work even harder to take care of each other. Young and naive, Joe accuses Fiona of being jealous and hot tempered. It becomes apparent to everyone except Joe that Millie wants Joe for herself. Fiona sees it for what it really is Millie Peterson (Tommy’s daughter) is smitten with Joe, and Millie is accustomed to getting everything she wants, even Joe. When an opportunity to work for well to do produce merchant, Tommy Peterson comes about, Joe sees this as a perfect opportunity to save money for the future he wants for himself and Fiona. Joe has a natural born gift for selling goods with his father, but feels frustrated by his father’s lack of ambition and interest to expand their business.
Fiona’s smart with a fiery temper, which her father Paddy, encourages because he thinks she has what it takes to be successful, to follow her dreams. Everyone is afraid of being fired, as rumors of an employee union circulate. Fiona and Joe contribute to the overall welfare of their families by working to keep roofs over their heads and food on the table.įiona works as a tea packer for Burton Tea but the company is greedy and refuses to pay fare wages to their employees.
If you can call them that with a gruesome murderer running the streets. The author adds an element of suspense with this historical detail as we follow our characters through the day to day aspects of life. Set against the backdrop in East London in 1888, the book opens with a horrendous murder by the man who will come to be known as Jack the Ripper. I had never heard of this book until then and was told by a friend there are two more books in the series, The Winter Rose and The Wild Rose. The cover was striking and the synopsis sounded like one I’d like to read. When I was browsing Book Outlet for some tea books, this one showed up in my search. Best friends since childhood, they have dreams of opening their own shop, selling the best food/produce and of course tea! This was a complete cover/title buy.
Young Fiona Finnegan and Joe Bristow stole my heart in the early parts of The Tea Rose. Maybe those people had never loved anyone.”
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