The Cavendon Luck

The Cavendon Luck
Barbara Taylor Bradford

‘A glorious family saga for Downton Abbey fans’ lovereading.co.ukThe great house of Cavendon Hall has stood on the Yorkshire moors for centuries. Two families, the aristocratic Inghams and the Swanns who serve them, have been bound by loyalty since the first stone was laid.But when war looms, sons, husbands and brothers are called up to fight; trials and tragedies strike the great house itself. The women of every generation and background must rise to meet the terrible threat posed by Hitler.The Cavendon Luck has held for a long time. Can it hold in the face of this greatest threat of all – and can it protect the next generation?

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Ebook Edition © June 2016 ISBN: 9780007503322

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Dedication (#u55828179-aaf5-5445-9fce-02253d252cd5)

For Bob, with all my love always

Table of Contents

Cover (#u65c4ee5a-3b46-5f44-b1e0-b16ec68f4613)

Title Page (#u8ae4d925-acb7-544a-9862-ab668d808205)

Copyright (#ufa901089-e449-565f-877e-ff9a476443f8)

Dedication (#u12391b47-021c-50e1-8408-ff349b7d1550)

Characters (#u488fff04-1c62-5b94-b0d1-1ab23274a314)

Part One: The Inghams & The Swanns (#u42251581-5f11-5a7e-b44d-aa500fb06ec3)

Predictions (#u56b0e7ad-9ae5-557e-bad6-07ca017ae1b8)

Chapter One (#ucc696779-8cbe-5676-ad41-ddba0da9d4d5)

Chapter Two (#ud6ce926f-471f-54b9-8a1f-993aa8cbf36a)

Chapter Three (#ub7437c15-488c-5c8f-b577-a2fe8d85de78)

Chapter Four (#uc9320138-6cf2-5440-9c17-c3d0135709d7)

Chapter Five (#u57400300-1a51-5712-ab60-47912a0fc1d8)

Chapter Six (#u4976422d-2261-506f-84a6-bbae82a01b21)

Chapter Seven (#u20fa23a3-43eb-5261-ad6a-a3c36efebe7a)

Chapter Eight (#u63b1d3c3-ef66-577d-b7d5-6aa97f29a1da)

Foreign Intrigue (#u2cb4eb6d-1f16-5c61-b758-7af10f64a4c7)

Chapter Nine (#u64728910-5c36-51ea-bc18-fdcb1370c29d)

Chapter Ten (#ub978bc9f-2248-5a1e-8424-662af3810b13)

Chapter Eleven (#u5bad9ff2-1c2d-50ec-9933-f0634f1d95af)

Chapter Twelve (#u5cb75e5b-00a8-5848-bbe1-e207080e2f60)

Chapter Thirteen (#u8925ae8b-c9ec-50a9-a3d8-7e4fb23af804)

Chapter Fourteen (#u0297e9fe-1c09-5537-a989-4a285a2e9e81)

Chapter Fifteen (#u18f28d1a-070b-54b4-9e70-f3bae9876acc)

Chapter Sixteen (#ub97fc1d6-b5d5-5ac8-bb15-06ac7136e602)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Games of Chance (#litres_trial_promo)