Ellan Vannin

Ellan Vannin is devoted to her father, and he to her. Ellan's mother died when she was barely four years old but her father has brought her up on his own and they share an unbreakable bond. When Ellan was ten years old the shaft at Foxdale Mine collapsed and her father never came up. From then on she was at the mercy of Aunt Maud, a dour, bitter woman with a quick temper and a harsh tongue. At seventeen Ellan falls in love with Jamie Corlett and...