Summary
Somerset, 1836, and baby Hope is cast out from a world of privilege as living proof of her mother’s adultery. Smuggled away from the Harveys and Briargate House to a nearby village, Hope grows up in the arms of the warm and loving Renton family, unaware of her true identity. But fate has harsh plans for Hope and a chain of events sees her forced to lead a vagabond’s existence until she finds the courage to fight back and prove herself a fearless and able nurse, a vocation that takes her to th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141046105 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141046104 |
| Author: | Lesley Pearse |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 688 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2017 |
| Weight: | 470g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 40mm |
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An emotional and moving epic you won’t forget in a hurry
Hope is a gripping historical novel from the acclaimed Lesley Pearse.Her existence would be the ruin of her mother … Baby Hope, the unfortunate proof of Lady Harvey’s adultery, is smuggled out of a privileged aristocratic household to a nearby village. There, her true identity a secret, she grows up in the arms of the poor, but loving, Renton family.
* from the publisher’s description *With characters it is impossible not to care about … this is storytelling at its very best * Daily Mail *An emotional and moving epic you won’t forget in a hurry * Woman’s Weekly *About The Author
Lesley Pearse
International bestselling author Lesley Pearse has lived a life as rich with incidents, setbacks and joys as any found in her novels.
By the mid-sixties she was living in London, sharing flats, partying hard and married to a trumpet player in a jazz-rock band. She has also worked as a nanny and a Playboy bunny, owned a gift shop and designed and made clothes to sell to boutiques.
It was only after having one son and three daughters that Lesley began to write. She published her first book at forty-nine and has not looked back since. Lesley is still a party girl.
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