Mother's Wish (eBook)

A moving family saga from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author

Dilly Court (Autor)

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2010 | 1. Auflage
576 Seiten
Random House (Verlag)
978-1-4090-9909-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Since the untimely death of her husband, young mother Effie Grey has been forced to live on a narrowboat owned by her tyrannical father-in-law Jacob. In spite of her own despair, she is determined to protect her brother Tom and her baby son Georgie from Jacob's bullying ways - for she is all they have in the world. But when Jacob hires villainous Salter and his vile wife Sal to run the barge, Effie's life becomes even more unbearable, and Tom is sent packing without a penny to his name. Forced to live on deck with little to shelter her and Georgie from the elements, tormented by the Salters, Effie is driven to desperation. And stealing Jacob's hidden cache of money she escapes with her son. As she begins her frantic search for Tom, Effie vows that whatever happens she will make a home for little Georgie and keep him safe from harm.

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A MOVING, HEARTFELT AND FAMILY DRIVEN SAGA SET IN TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY LONDON FROM THE BESTSELLING SAGA AUTHOREffie Grey has fallen on hard times since the death of her husband. Forced to live on a narrowboat owned by her tyrannical father-in-law, Jacob, Effie must put aside her own despair in order to protect her brother, Tom, and her young son, Georgie.Life becomes even more unbearable when Jacob hires the villainous Salter and his vile wife Sal to run the barge. When Tom is sent away without a penny, Effie is forced to make a choice to protect her family. Driven by desperation, Effie steals Jacob s hidden cache of money and flees with her son in search of Tom. No matter what, she will make a home for little Georgie and keep him safe from harm._____________________PRAISE FOR SUSAN LEWIS So many oh my god twisty moments I was totally gripped Rebecca Thornton Utterly compelling The Sun I could not put this book down. What a rollercoaster! Reader review Wow amazing had me up most of the night reading Reader review A compelling, timely mystery Lisa Ballantyne

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.2.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Märchen / Sagen
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• ISBN-10: 1-4090-9909-1 / 1409099091
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4090-9909-3 / 9781409099093