Plough the Furrow

<p><b>The first in her much-loved Fleethaven Trilogy, Margaret Dickinson's <i>Plough the Furrow</i> begins the story of Esther, and her determination and dedication to the Lincolnshire farm land.</b><br><br>Lincolnshire, 1910. Shunned by her own family, desperate for work and a place to stay, Esther Everatt walks through the night to Sam Brumby's farm, seeking the chance to earn her keep. Reluctantly, the old man takes her on.<br><br>Able to work alongside any man, Esther soon earns Sam's grudging respect and affection, and at last feels she has found a home she can call her own. But her peace and security are cruelly shattered when old Sam dies: as a woman, she has no right to inherit the lease on the farm.<br><br>Believing that her passion lies solely with the land and a place of her own, Esther prepares to risk everything to secure her future – seeking marriage with a local farmhand. But as war arriv