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Fortune's Daughter

On sale

6th September 2007

Price: £9.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780755323289

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Daisy Belle, a gifted singer from the Tyneside backstreets, is devastated when her baby daughter Rose goes missing. Little does she know Rose has been stolen and given to a wealthy woman who, tricked into believing she’s an orphan, adopts her and renames her Rosina. Worse still, it was all arranged by Daisy’s ruthlessly ambitious agent, Jack Fidler. Years later, when tragedy strikes, Rosina runs away to join a theatrical troupe and her natural talent for singing wins the hearts of the crowds. But this brings her into direct competition with one of the northern music halls’ established stars, Daisy Belle – and back into the path of Jack, who is determined to destroy her…

Reviews

Northern Echo
Praise for Benita Brown: 'Romance, heartache and local history make a magical mixture...passion on every page
Historical Novels Review
An ultimately heartwarming tale. Unlike some sagas, all the main characters here are well drawn...a satisfying read
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
A splendidly powerful and touching saga of love, passion and lust
Sunderland Echo
Captures the atmosphere and emotion of the first part of the 20th century
Wiltshire Times
A must for Catherine Cookson fans
Yours magazine
You won't be able to put it down
Lancashire Evening Post
A powerful story
Historical Novels Review
A wonderfully Dickensian flavour... Everyone in the book is alive and believable