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Hope Lesley Pearse

Hope By Lesley Pearse

Hope by Lesley Pearse


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Summary

Baby Hope is cast out from a world of privilege as proof of her mother's adultery. She grows up in the arms of the Renton family, unaware of her true identity. But fate has harsh plans for Hope until she finds the courage to fight back and prove herself a fearless and able nurse. But the secrets of the past are not yet done with Hope Renton.

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Hope by Lesley Pearse

Somerset, 1836, and baby Hope is cast out from a world of privilege as living proof of her mother's adultery ...



Smuggled away from the Harveys and Briargate House to a nearby village, Hope grows up in the arms of the warm and loving Renton family, unaware of her true identity. But fate has harsh plans for Hope and a chain of events sees her forced to lead a vagabond's existence until she finds the courage to fight back and prove herself a fearless and able nurse, a vocation that takes her to the horrific battlefields of the Crimea.



But the secrets of the past are not yet done with Hope Renton and she must return to England to face the legacy of her birth ...



With the storytelling magic that has won Lesley Pearse millions of fans, Hope is the portrait of a remarkable woman who will never let the world - or injustice - bring her down.

Hope Reviews

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 *

About Lesley Pearse

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 three grandchildren.

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Additional information

GOR000783772
9780718147075
0718147073
Hope by Lesley Pearse
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Penguin Books Ltd
2006-07-20
688
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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