After watching her brute of a father almost kill her mother, Tara vows that she will change her life. Hungry for success on her own terms, Tara must battle against the prejudices and dangers of Whitechapel in 1960s.
After watching her brute of a father almost kill her mother, Tara vows that she will change her life. Hungry for success on her own terms, Tara must b...
Camellia is orphaned at 15 when her mother's body is fished from a river in rural Sussex. And when she discovers a cache of letters amongst her mother's effects she realises that the past she's always been so sure of has been built on a tissue of lies.
Camellia is orphaned at 15 when her mother's body is fished from a river in rural Sussex. And when she discovers a cache of letters amongst her mother...
When nine-year-old orphan Georgia James is fostered by the kindly Celia and her husband, she can hardly believe her luck. But at the age of 15 she is forced to run away, and soon finds herself in the sleazy world of Soho.
When nine-year-old orphan Georgia James is fostered by the kindly Celia and her husband, she can hardly believe her luck. But at the age of 15 she is ...
Set against a background of wartime deprivation, glittering showgirls and seedy provincial boarding houses, this is a story of two talented young dancers, of powerful friendship, sacrifice and ambition.
Set against a background of wartime deprivation, glittering showgirls and seedy provincial boarding houses, this is a story of two talented young danc...
Charity Stratton's bleak childhood is changed forever when both her parents are killed in a fire. At 16 she finds herself alone and pregnant. Determined to be reunited with her siblings and to make something of herself, she runs away to London.
Charity Stratton's bleak childhood is changed forever when both her parents are killed in a fire. At 16 she finds herself alone and pregnant. Determin...
Gypsy is a compelling historical novel of survival from international number one bestselling author Lesley Pearse. Tragedy sent her on a journey far from home . . . Fifteen-year-old Beth's life is shattered when she and her brother Sam are orphaned. Believing that only in America can they make a fresh start, brother and sister leave Liverpool and embark on the greatest adventure of their lives. In New York, Beth's talent with the fiddle earns her the friendship of gamblers, chancers and other rogues. Dodging trouble across America, Beth and her friends head for the Klondike river in search of...
Gypsy is a compelling historical novel of survival from international number one bestselling author Lesley Pearse. Tragedy sent her on a journey far f...
She's half-drowned, her memory lost . . . who is she? Shocking secrets will come out in the unputdownable Stolen . . . This is just one of many thrilling novels from the international NO.1 BESTSELLING author Lesley Pearse. A beautiful young woman is discovered half-drowned on a Sussex beach . . . Where has she come from? Why can't she remember who she is - or what happened? She's wearing an old-fashioned dress and her hair has been hacked off. She's obviously been bound by the wrists and ankles. But without knowing her own name or who did this to her, she can't begin to piece together who she...
She's half-drowned, her memory lost . . . who is she? Shocking secrets will come out in the unputdownable Stolen . . . This is just one of many thrill...
Rosie is a compelling novel by the bestselling author Lesley Pearse. Her brutal, violent family will be the death of her . . . Without a mother, Rosie is at the mercy of her father and thuggish brothers. Then one day a friend comes to the farm in the form of cockney housekeeper Heather Farley. But soon enough Heather vanishes, abandoning Rosie to her fate. Only when Thomas Farley comes to find his sister several years later, does Rosie learn the terrible truth about Heather - and her family. Running away from home, she finds herself pursued by the man who brought ruin on her family. Is he out...
Rosie is a compelling novel by the bestselling author Lesley Pearse. Her brutal, violent family will be the death of her . . . Without a mother, Rosie...
Charlie is a story about family loyalties and secrets from international number one bestselling author Lesley Pearse. Her family is threatened and only she can save it . . . When sixteen-year-old Charlie witnesses a brutal attack on her mother by two strangers she is shocked and terrified. But after talking to the police she realises that her father's business dealings can't be so innocent. With her father away it is left to Charlie to protect her mother. And somehow she must find out who wants to hurt her family - and why - without losing faith in her beloved parents. Can she unravel the...
Charlie is a story about family loyalties and secrets from international number one bestselling author Lesley Pearse. Her family is threatened and onl...
A historical story of love and survival at the time of the American Civil War from international number one bestselling author Lesley Pearse One good deed takes her into another world . . . Sixteen-year-old Matilda is a poor Covent Garden flower girl until the day she saves the life of Tabitha, a minister's daughter. Welcomed into Tabitha's family, Matilda is offered the chance of a lifetime. She leaves behind London's slums and enters the darkest corners of New York. And she travels across the plains to the Wild West, where San Francisco is in the grip of the gold rush. Streetwise and...
A historical story of love and survival at the time of the American Civil War from international number one bestselling author Lesley Pearse One good ...
