The Swan Maid

A gripping and heartwarming novel from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller, Dilly Court.Lottie Lane is all alone in the world. As a chambermaid at one of London's busiest inns, condemned to a life of drudgery and at the mercy of a vicious landlady, Lottie is too worn out to even dream of a better life.
Until one night an injured soldier is brought to The Swan. Lottie nurses him back from the dead and suddenly everything changes. She finds herself following the drum of the soldiers, all the way from the docks of Chatham to the darkness and despair of a far flung battlefield.
When tragedy strikes, Lottie is alone once more and thrown back into the jaws of London's streets. With the threat of destitution nipping at her heels, Lottie is in dire need of a miracle . . .

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Dilly Court is a Sunday Times bestselling author of over forty novels. She grew up in North-East London and began her career in television, writing scripts for commercials. She is married with two grown-up children, four grandchildren, and three beautiful great-grandchildren. Dilly now lives in Dorset on the beautiful Jurassic Coast with her husband.

To find out more about Dilly, please visit her website and her Facebook page:

www.dillycourt.com

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Zusammenfassung

A gripping and heartwarming novel from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller, Dilly Court.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Dilly Court, Court Dilly
• Verlag: Harper Collins Uk
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 16.06.2016
• EAN: 9780008137441
• ISBN: 978-0-00-813744-1
• Abmessung: 129 mm x 198 mm x 31 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; Drama, Rose, Survival, London, Greater London, Sagas, Historical romance, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Sagas, FICTION / Family Life / General, Historical fiction, English, Love, Historical adventure, Story, Soldier, FICTION / Romance / Military, Friendship, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, War & combat fiction, Poverty, Resilience, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Historical adventure fiction, Tragedy, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Saga;Ragged Rose, ragged