The Wax Fruit Trilogy: Antimacassar City

Follow the epic life and times of the Moorhouse family as they rise from the obscurity of an Ayrshire farm to wealth and prosperity in Victorian GlasgowIn 1870s Glasgow, Arthur Moorhouse, a savvy businessman, and his wife Bel, driven by ruthless social ambition, lay the foundation of their family empire.

'A sumptuous, superbly immersive epic: witty, with gutsy, beautifully drawn characters'- Adele Parks MBEThe first novel in Guy McCrone's beloved Wax Fruit Trilogy, chronicling the rise - and trials - of the Moorhouse family in Victorian Glasgow. Glasgow: the second city of the Empire.

<p><b>'A sumptuous, superbly immersive epic: witty, with gutsy, beautifully drawn characters'</b><br><b>- Adele Parks MBE</b><br><br><b>The first novel in Guy McCrone's beloved Wax Fruit Trilogy, chronicling the rise - and trials - of the Moorhouse family in Victorian Glasgow.</b><br><br>Glasgow: the second city of the Empire. A booming metropolis where fortunes are made, reputations forged, and<br>ambition knows no bounds. Into this world steps Arthur Moorhouse, a determined young man who has risen from modest beginnings in rural Ayrshire to establish a thriving merchant business and a name for his family.<br><br>But success comes at a cost. As the Moorhouses climb the social ladder, they face fierce rivalries, internal tensions, and the ever-watchful eyes of Glasgow's elite. When tragedy strikes, Arthur and his spirited new wife, Bel, take in his orphaned halfsister, Phoebe - a bold and determined young woman whose arrival will alter the family's destiny.<br><br><b>Set against the backdrop of a city in transformation, <i>Antimacassar </i><i>City</i> is a sweeping tale of ambition, loyalty, and the price of progress. As the Moorhouses rise, so too do the stakes - because the higher you climb, the harder the fall.</b><br><br><b>'Wax Fruit recaptures the atmosphere of the period most effectively' - The Herald</b><br><br><b>'Very fine indeed' - Glasgow Evening Citizen</b></p>

<p><b><i>Follow the epic life and times of the Moorhouse family as they rise from the obscurity of an Ayrshire farm to wealth and prosperity in Victorian Glasgow</i></b><br><br>In 1870s Glasgow, Arthur Moorhouse, a savvy businessman, and his wife Bel, driven by ruthless social ambition, lay the foundation of their family empire. Though their situation is precarious, Bel insists they take in Phoebe, Arthur's newly orphaned half-sister, never imagining how this decision will change the course of the family's fortunes.<br><br>From tragedy to triumph, the Moorhouses are determined to rise above their humble beginnings. But the higher they rise, the further they have to fall.</p>