She moves towards me with concern etched upon her features. The doorbell chimes, and children turn tail and run down the hallway to greet their grandmother.

Enid shares Geoffrey’s startling blue eyes. John is the image of his father in both aspect and expression. I catch my breath as my children enter the parlour. The men will be tired and hungry after the service and burial.

I lie for a while and then force myself to go downstairs, trying to focus my thoughts on the afternoon’s gathering. How dare you leave me like this with a huge house to run!I feel afraid, but I know I have to carry on for the sake of my children. I run upstairs and throw myself onto my bed. How will I ever manage without him? Oh Geoffrey, why did you have to drink so much that night? Perhaps you would still be here with us if you hadn’t. I clench my fists. The men are finished now, and the black lacquered carriage stutters forward. Once the four horses pull the carriage away through the gates of Tredelerch, Geoffrey, my husband, is gone. Rain gauges, hygrometers, barometers. I blink as a stray sunbeam illuminates the building through the mist. The instruments had been his toys, his playthings. Geoffrey’s observatory – how he had loved his hobby. I stare at the pallbearers as they stoop to place Geoffrey in the carriage, near to his little weather station. Grey clouds cast shadows over the garden as I stand at the parlour window watching Geoffrey leave his beloved Tredelerch for the last time.

Pick up ‘Rebecca’s Choice’ today to lose yourself in this wonderful story! This is Heidi Gallacher’s debut novel, a compelling historical Victorian romance. If you like a good mix of an evocative depiction of the Victorian era and a modern-thinking heroine then Rebecca’s Choice is the novel for you. This book has a beautiful setting in Cardiff, South Wales. One man will save her from destitution, the other will offer her the love and excitement that she aches for. Meanwhile Rebecca has found passion in another direction … Gwilym Llewellyn, Geoffrey’s trusted friend and advisor, has an emotional debt to repay to Geoffrey and meets Rebecca to offer her a solution. As the past threatens to engulf her, Rebecca realises she has to make a choice. Businessman and meteorologist Geoffrey de Roussier is passionate about his weather station and railways, yet little of his passion seems to filter through to his shy, naïve young wife, Rebecca.įollowing his tragic demise, Rebecca discovers that Geoffrey’s railroad investments have failed, leaving her penniless. It is 1887 and Queen Victoria is on the throne. ‘Can Rebecca find the love and passion she craves within a Victorian world that seems to be conspiring against her?’ Rebecca’s Choice: Coffee Pot Book Club Tour.

Rebecca's Choice by Heidi Gallacher