Sunday 21 February 2016

Sexy Snippets ~ 21 February 2016: The Locket

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EnglandMy snippet this wweek is from a WIP The Locket. It's late Victoriana, and Sorcha O'Grady, the eldest child of an Irish family, is leaving home to go into service in England.





Typical of her Irish ancestry, Sorcha was petite, with fair skin and long auburn hair, which she sometimes wore in a bun, covered by a navy bonnet; perhaps in a vain bid to look a bit older. She wore faded, extremely well -worn, hand me down lace up boots that pinched her feet.

Well, will you look at yourself, Sorcha. All grown up, and off to seek your fortune in the big world.” Mrs O'Grady smiled as best she could, in a bid to appear happy for her eldest. The truth, however, was that she would miss Sorcha with all her heart.


The O'Grady were a good religious family who never had much money, and the lack of it became heightened when Mr O'Grady by mutual agreement had left home. This was not through lack of love, but because Mrs O'Grady was very fertile , and the family had become a large one. 

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Naomi x

14 comments:

  1. Hopefully, things will improve for her family with her new job. Nice snippet, Naomi.

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    1. Thanks Kiru, this will be a complete change of life

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  2. Wonderful description of Sorcha, and of her family's difficult circumstances.

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    1. Thanks so much for your encouraging comment, Christina

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  3. Bless her, I hope she'll be treated well in service. You paint such a vivid picture here.

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  4. Let's hope she finds a pleasant welcome in England. Such wasn't always the case for the Irish in England, particularly for an underdog like Sorcha. I love underdog stories, so this sounds interesting.

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    1. Life won't be totally straightforward for her. Thanks for commenting Ed

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  5. It's tough to leave home for the first time--and even tougher to do so as a young woman in that time period. I'm sure she'll have some struggles ahead of her!

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    1. She certainly will. Thanks for commenting Caitlin

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  6. Like a lot of Irish families of the period, they were torn apart and scattered around the world because of extreme poverty in Ireland at the time. I enjoyed this taste of Sorcha's life, and it makes me want to follow her journey.

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    1. It will be interesting. I'll post more soon. Thanks for commenting, Rachel

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  7. Nice description of Sorcha and the circumstances...I do hope things turn around (but I'm betting they turn up side down first).

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    1. There will be much for her to cope with. Thanks for your comment

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