Author:Lesley Pearse
A heartbreaking historical novel from the No.1 bestselling author of Stolen
Charity Stratton's bleak childhood is changed for ever when both her parents are killed in a fire. Separated by the authorities from her younger brothers and sister, Charity is sent out to work as a skivvy in a boys' boarding school. Her loneliness and misery are eased when she falls deeply in love with the dashing but fickle sixth-former, Hugh Mainwaring, but when she discovers she is pregnant with Hugh's baby she soon realises just how alone she really is.
Determined to be reunited with her siblings and to make something of herself, Charity runs away to London and begins to forge a new life.
Charming ... A warm tribute to the women who flew in the service of their country.
—— ChoiceFew writers have a fan base as wide and varied as Katie Flynn and devotees won't be disappointed
—— Scottish Daily RecordOne of the best Liverpool writers
—— Liverpool EchoArrow's best and biggest saga author. She's good.
—— BooksellerKatie Flynn's series of Liverpool novels have, rightly, been much acclaimed for the vividness of her settings and delicate brushstrokes of her characters.
—— Choice MagazineA magnificent and evocative tale that shows why she is one of the country's most popular storytellers
—— Scottish Daily RecordYou won't be able to put this down until you have read every word
—— No 1This heart-warming book really captures the post-war era and the various twists and turns in the plot make this tale a real page-turner of a Christmas story.
—— No.1 Magazine