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
Lesley Pearse was told as a child that she had too much imagination for her own good. When she grew up she worked her way through a number of jobs, including nanny, bunny girl, dressmaker and full-time mother, before, at the age of forty-nine, settling upon a career that would allow her gifts to blossom- she became a published writer. Lesley lives in Devon and has three daughters and four grandchildren.
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