Mistress of Green Tree Mill — Elisabeth McNeill

Opening with the Tay Bridge disaster of 1879, and extending through World War II, Elisabeth McNeill's fourth novel is a Scottish saga built around the city of Dundee. Lizzie Mund is fated to become the only woman jute mill owner in the city, placing her alongside the established jute barons with their traditional male prejudices. Her story is one of love and striving to succeed.