The Forgotten Seamstress. Liz Trenow

      LIZ TRENOW

       The Forgotten Seamstress

      Copyright

      AVON

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      First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2013

      Copyright © Liz Trenow 2013

      Liz Trenow asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

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      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Source ISBN: 9780007480845

      Ebook Edition © December 2013 ISBN: 9780007480852

      Version: 2014-07-25

      Dedication

      To David who has, as ever, been a constant source of love and support.

      Table of Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Copyright

       Dedication

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Chapter Twelve

       Chapter Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen

       Chapter Fifteen

       Chapter Sixteen

       Chapter Seventeen

       Chapter Eighteen

       Chapter Nineteen

       Keep Reading

       Book Club Q&A for The Forgotten Seamstress, by Liz Trenow

       Footnote

       Acknowledgements

       About the Author

       Also by Liz Trenow

       About the Publisher

       Patchwork (noun):

      1 Work consisting of pieces of cloth of various colours and shapes sewn together.

      2 Something composed of miscellaneous or incongruous parts.

       Quilt (verb):

      1 To fill, pad or line (something) like a quilt.

      2 To stitch, sew or cover (something) with lines or patterns resembling those used in quilts.

      3 To fasten layers of fabric and/or padding in this way.

       From the Medical Superintendent

       Helena Hall, 2nd April 1970

      Dear Dr Meadows

      Thank you for your letter in reference to your student Patricia Morton. We are always keen to support the work of bona fide research projects, and will certainly endeavour to provide her with the contacts and other information that she seeks.

      However, before giving permission we would like your personal written confirmation that she will observe the following:

       All interviews must be carried out anonymously, and no information which might identify the patient or staff member must appear in the final publication.

       No patient may be interviewed without their prior informed consent, supported by their psychiatric consultant and, where appropriate, a key family member.

       Any member of staff must seek the prior written consent of their senior manager.

      In regards to former staff members and patients, Eastchester Mental Health Service has no jurisdiction, but we would seek your reassurance that Ms Morton will observe the same conditions of confidentiality as above. I am sure she will appreciate that, in terms of research data, existing and former patients may not be the most reliable of informants. Most, if not all, will have suffered