Snakes and Ladders by Madge Swindells
Marjorie Hardy has three assets - brains, courage and beauty - but this isn't nearly enough, she discovers, when she falls in love with Robert MacLaren, heir to a Scottish whiskey empire. Her family is poor and her accent and upbringing are totally wrong for Robert's calculating stepmother. Finding herself alone and pregnant after a final summer fling with Robert in Corsica, Marjorie decides to keep the baby and fight for her daughter's rightful inheritance of the famous Glentirran estates. From her humble position in a local typing pool, she wonders how she will ever succeed. Marjorie's dream sets her off on the long, tough road of business, from selling advertising space to co-ownership of a highly successful publishing company. She finds happiness with Hamish Cameron, the chairman of a rival distillery, but in life's game of Snakes and Ladders, Marjorie is soon thrown undeservedly back into the mire. Eventually she throws a six and gets her foot on the ladder to success. Fired by the need for revenge she reaches the top, but the price she must pay is a high one...In SNAKES AND LADDERS, Madge Swindells tells a fascinating story of a woman's intense love for her daughter and her first lover, and of her search for her true self.
Marge Swindells draws on her knowledge of South Africa- where she lives- to add colour to a novel which skips between business, passion, adventure and takes Nina on a heart-rending journey from Cape Town to Sarajevo, Monaco to MoscowHUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER
Madge Swindells lives near Cape Town. Before becoming a successful novelist she was a business woman, journalist and gem dealer.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780751519198 |
| ISBN 10 | 0751519197 |
| Title | Snakes and Ladders |
| Author | Madge Swindells |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 1997-09-04 |
| Number of pages | 544 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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