In the previous episode, we left the elder Mrs. Thornton in bed after a heart seizure, John across the channel buying cotton and unaware of her illness, and Margaret managing the household and Fanny. If you need to start at the very beginning, click here to go to Chapter 1. Chapter 15 – Becoming Mrs.… Continue Reading
Last week, John left for Le Havre to buy cotton and Margaret met her first obstacle in the Marlborough Mill’s cookhouse. Now she is suddenly plunged into being in charge during a household emergency! If you need to start from the beginning, click here to go to Chapter 1. Chapter 14 – Becoming Mrs. Thornton… Continue Reading
In the last chapter, Margaret’s frustration at her empty days overflowed into an argument. Today she visits John’s office where he will propose a solution. If you need to start at the very beginning, click here to go to Chapter 1. Chapter 13 – Becoming Mrs. Thornton copyright Jill Hughey 2014 The large hand of… Continue Reading
Margaret Hale was one brave woman to become Hannah Thornton’s daughter-in-law. In this episode, their relationship begins to form and they are not destined for happily-ever-after. If you want to start at the beginning, click here for Chapter One. Chapter 11 – Becoming Mrs. Thornton copyright Jill Hughey 2014 Margaret did, indeed, love her husband.… Continue Reading
I partly started this writing exercise to work out in my head how John Thornton and Margaret Hale would function as a couple. In this segment, I explore not only the beginning of their marriage, but what those moments must have been like for a young woman who had been raised to be demure and… Continue Reading
In this chapter of the North and South sequel, we are going to a wedding! And not just any wedding, the wedding! If you need to start from the very beginning, click here to go to Chapter 1. Chapter 9 – Becoming Mrs. Thornton – copyright Jill Hughey 2014 John’s sister, Fanny Watson, had been disappointed to… Continue Reading
Welcome to the next installment of Becoming Mrs. Thornton, in which John and Margaret begin to sort out how they will live with the dragon, and wedding plans are begun! Click here if you need to start at the first chapter. Chapter 6 – Becoming Mrs. Thornton copyright Jill Hughey 2014 After the tension-wracked dinner,… Continue Reading
If you haven’t yet started my free serial sequel to Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South, you can find the first chapter here, then follow the links at the end of each post to the next. I add a new episode each Wednesday. Last week ended with a series of letters, mostly from John to Margaret,… Continue Reading
I enjoyed Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South so much that I wrote a free sequel I am releasing as a serial. You have found Chapter 4. If you need to start at the beginning, follow this link to Chapter 1. Add caption Chapter 4 – Becoming Mrs. Thornton – copyright 2014 The late afternoon hour demanded… Continue Reading