Patricia M Osborne

I’m delighted and excited to share that I’ve a new book being released on 25th September 2024. The Woodhaerst Triangle is a 1970s love story wrapped up in family drama and the first book in a brand new trilogy. I can’t wait to hear what my readers think of it. I’m hoping you’ll all love getting to know Rachel and Peggy as much as Grace, George, and Elizabeth, in House of Grace,and Françoise and Tilly in The Oath.
The Woodhaerst trilogy is told through two first person narrators. Rachel and Peggy.

Rachel, a carefree, rebellious teenager – Peggy, a happily married woman with a family.

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And here’s the prologue to add as a further teaser.

The Woodhaerst Triangle

Patricia M Osborne

 Prologue

June, 1953

A high-pitched cry fills the small room as the infant enters the world.

             ‘Is it all right? What did I have?’ The girl tries to sit up. Beads of sweat run across her forehead. Her white linen gown is bloodstained.

            ‘No concern of yours, lass. Lie back and let me finish cleaning you up.’ The buxom nurse pats the girl down below with a threadbare towel.

It shouldn’t be like this. She should’ve been allowed to have the infant at home, in her own surroundings. Not in this dingy room with an old woman telling her she has no right to know anything. It wasn’t fair. ‘But the baby’s mine. Please, what did I have? Please let me hold it.’

            ‘Take the bairn away’– the nurse waves her large hands at the female attendant – ‘take her. Quickly.’ 

            The skinny attendant wraps the baby in white muslin showing only a mass of dark hair.

            ‘A girl. I have a daughter. Please don’t take her away. Please. Let me see.’ The girl lies back powerless, too tired to even barely move.

            Ignoring the young mother, the attendant leaves the room with the infant in her arms. As she opens the door shrieks from another teen in labour echo along the corridor. The heavy door slams shut silencing the screams.  

            The girl sobs. ‘Please.’          

            ‘Forget her. She’s not yours.’ The nurse dips a flannel into a fresh bowl of lukewarm water, wrings it out and washes the sixteen-year-old’s face. ‘You’re a lucky lass. Normal delivery and no stitches. When the time’s right, and you have a husband, you can have more bairns. Forget this ever happened. Go home and continue your life.’

Chapter 1 opens with Rachel – November 1971.

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The Woodhaerst Triangle will be released on 25th September 2024 in both paperback and Kindle format. It is available to preorder now on Kindle. Book 2, The Woodhaerst Reunion will be published late November/early December 2024, and the final book in the trilogy, The Woodhaerst Women will be published Mar/April 2025.

Watch this space for cover reveal for Book 2.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank my followers, readers, family, and friends, for their constant support in both my books and blog.