A Locket Full of Hope

A sweeping and heart-rending 19th-century saga about found family, romance and triumph over adversity, perfect for fans of Val Wood, Dilly Court and Gracie Hart. 1876. Life is happy for ten-year-old Rebecca Wheeler in the small fishing village of St. Leonard''s Cove. Until one day a violent storm strikes and her father and older brothers are lost at sea. Destitute, Rebecca and her mother Lydia make their way to Dartmouth. Lydia is relieved when a man named Mickey Fox seemingly takes pity on them and offers her work and lodgings... but is horrified to discover that the work is in a brothel, and there''s no way to back out now. While conditions in the brothel are harsh, Rebecca and Lydia soon find a sort of family among the women who work there. But when things turn violent, it falls on Lydia''s new friends to devise a plan to help Rebecca escape... Alone and hunted by Mickey, Rebecca must make her own way in the world. With her family gone, will she ever find a place she truly belongs?

About the author

Lily Fielding

Product details

• Authors: Lily Fielding
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 10.10.2024, delayed
• EAN: 9781804993941
• ISBN: 978-1-80499-394-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Sagas, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Sagas, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas)