The Summer of 1902.

There is little to rock the quiet, conservative pace of life in the Worcestershire town of Redditch.

Only the forthcoming coronation of Edward VII looks like making this summer different from those which have preceded it.

But when handsome young soldier Johnny Purvis, arrives home after a decade serving in the Boer War several lives will be changed for ever.....

Newly-rich Johnny is focussed on building a more comfortable life in his home town.

But unbeknown to him, his return serves as a catalyst to release the inner strength and determination of three women he encounters.

Cleopatra Dalton, wife of meat trader Arthur Dalton, is tired of being seen of as a possession by her husband.

Miriam Josceleyne, 28 years old and single should have led a pampered lifestyle. But her over-bearing brother and father see it as her place to be a servant to their whims.

Strong-willed, eighteen year old Emma Farr, beautiful daughter of a chimney sweep, is tired of being poor. She doesn’t want to the lead the life of her mother – married with several children.

Into each of their lives comes a man who can help them achieve their dreams.

And at the dawning of the Edwardian era, the town will be rife with rumours and scandal, and destinies changed forever...

'Beautiful Stranger' was previously published as 'The Summer of the Fancy Man'.

Sara Fraser is the pen-name of marine commando and foreign legionnaire Roy Clews. She is the author of ‘The Sisterhood’, ‘The Imperialists’ and ‘The Healing Nightfall’, amongst many others.

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