Hope by Lesley Pearse

Hope by Lesley Pearse

From the bestselling author of You'll Never See Me Again comes a compelling story about an old scandal and its consequences . . . Her existence would be the ruin of her mother. Baby Hope was the unfortunate proof of Lady Harvey's adultery. Smuggled out of a privileged aristocratic household to a nearby village, her true identity is kept secret as she grows up in the arms of the poor, but loving, Renton family. When the day comes for Hope to pay her way, what could be more natural than being taken into service by the Harveys? However, when she sees something she should not, she is blackmailed into leaving her beloved Rentons forever . . . Destitute and on the streets of an unfriendly city, Hope's courage and kindness sees her become a nurse destined for the horrific battlefields of the Crimea. But will Hope ever come home and uncover the true story of her birth? Praise for Lesley Pearse 'With characters it is impossible not to care about . . . this is storytelling at its very best' Daily Mail 'Lose yourself in this epic saga' Bella 'Glorious, heartwarming' Woman & Home 'An emotional and moving epic you won't forget in a hurry' Woman's Weekly

Hope is a gripping historical novel from the acclaimed Lesley Pearse

Her existence would be the ruin of her mother . . .

Baby Hope, the unfortunate proof of Lady Harvey's adultery, is smuggled out of a privileged aristocratic household to a nearby village. There, her true identity a secret, she grows up in the arms of the poor, but loving, Renton family.

* from the publisher's description *
With characters it is impossible not to care about ... this is storytelling at its very best * Daily Mail *
An emotional and moving epic you won't forget in a hurry * Woman's Weekly *

Lesley Pearse was told as a child that she had too much imagination for her own good. When she grew up she worked her way through a number of jobs, including nanny, bunny girl, dressmaker and full-time mother, before, at the age of forty-nine, settling upon a career that would allow her gifts to blossom: she became a published writer. Lesley lives in Devon and has three daughters and four grandchildren.

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ISBN 13	9780141046105
ISBN 10	0141046104
Title	Hope
Author	Lesley Pearse
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2010-01-28
Number of pages	688
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