{"id":2299,"date":"2016-08-22T18:00:40","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T16:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=2299"},"modified":"2016-09-25T13:42:54","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T11:42:54","slug":"books-on-monday-the-marriage-certificate-and-kristin-lavransdatter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/books-on-monday-the-marriage-certificate-and-kristin-lavransdatter\/","title":{"rendered":"Books on Monday; The marriage certificate and Kristin Lavransdatter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A genealogical mystery set in England and a Norwegian classic. Both highly recommendable.
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The Marriage Certificate<\/span><\/h6>\n

by Stephen Molyneux<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What prompts amateur family historian Peter Sefton to buy the marriage certificate he sees on display in an antiques arcade? Is it because he thinks it should be private and he wants to remove it from public view? Is it the prospect of researching the individuals named upon it? Or is it something else, happenstance perhaps, which leads him towards a potentially lucrative discovery and a long forgotten family secret? When John and Louisa marry in January 1900, who could foretell how their lives and those of ambitious Rose, the bridesmaid, and confident Frank, the best man, would be changed that day? Follow their story, through Peter\u2019s research and find out how, with investigative skill and a certain amount of luck, Peter finds himself pulled along to uncover a series of sad and tragic events \u2026 events, which connect the marriage certificate to a modern day mystery. But \u2026 there\u2019s a complication. In his quest to complete the family tree he learns that he has competition. It\u2019s not just a matter of pride; there\u2019s money at stake too. Should he the amateur give up, or can he really beat the professionals at their own game?<\/div><\/div>