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A gritty and heartrending drama set in 19th-century Cornwall. Orphan Sophie and her friend Hannah are welcomed into the Kilpatrick family but tensions rise and family secrets are revealed.
About the author
Diney Costeloe is the author of twenty-four novels, several short stories, and many articles and poems. She has three children and seven grandchildren, so when she isn't writing, she's busy with family. Find Diney online at dineycosteloe.co.uk, or on Twitter @Dineycost
Summary
A new emotional and gritty drama from the bestselling author of The Throwaway Children.
After her mother's death, twenty-year-old Sophie Ross is left orphaned, with only her erstwhile nursemaid and faithful friend, Hannah for company. Penniless and little chance of an income, she looks for work as a governess in London to avoid destitution.
But unbeknown to Sophie, her mother instructed Hannah to post a letter to Trescadinnick House in Cornwall upon her death. The letter will be the catalyst that changes Sophie's life forever as she learns of her mother's doomed romance and family she left behind in Cornwall.
The Penvarrow family welcomes Sophie into their fold, but the new life she's built is threatened by secrets and lies that soon come to light...
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Foreword
A gritty and heartrending drama set in 19th-century Cornwall. Orphan Sophie and her friend Hannah are welcomed into the Penvarrow family but tensions rise and family secrets are revealed.
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PRAISE FOR DINEY COSTELOE:
'A treat from the very first page. I could not put it down!' Historical Novel Society on The Sister of St Croix.
'This book bears powerful witness to a grave injustice' Martin Bell on The Lost Soldier.
'A powerful and moving account of the brutality of war itself'
