The Stokesley Secret Author:Charlotte M. Yonge Charlotte Mary Yonge was a British writer during the 19th century. She devoted her writing to the church and the Oxford Movement, which strove to bring the church back to the ideals of the 17th century. Among the best known of her works are Heartsease; or, The Brother's Wife (1854), The Daisy Chain; or, Aspirations (1856), A History of Christi... more »an Names (1863, revised 1884), A Book of Golden Deeds (1864), The Dove in the Eagle's Nest (1866), Life of John Coleridge Patteson: Missionary Bishop of the Melanesian Islands (1873) and Hannah More (1888). The Stokesley Secret delves into family life, relationships and friendships that form these beautifully drawn characters. The story opens with a group of children around the tea table and the question ôHow can a pig pay rent?Ž The story revolves around a young widow and her children and how the pig did help pay the rent. Many life lessons are learned in this book.« less