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Gilding the Lily
On sale
4th March 2010
Price: £7.99
When everything seems lost, hope is all that remains…
Gilding the Lily is a heartrending tale of two sisters and their quest for a place to belong, from much-loved author Rita Bradshaw. Perfect for fans of Kitty Neale and Josephine Cox.
Lily and Sarah Brown’s childhood is an unhappy one. Sarah escapes by marrying Ralph Turner, a Sunderland dock worker, but Lily doesn’t trust Ralph – a dark volatile man with a hidden cruel streak. When he tries to seduce Lily on his wedding day, her worst fears are confirmed. Ralph’s younger brother John is cut from a different cloth, though, and Lily is increasingly drawn to him. But just when Lily sees a future for them, a terrible incident destroys her happiness.
Heartbroken, Lily agrees to accompany the family she works for as a nursemaid to New York. As Lily boards RMS Titanic little does she realise that her decision will change the course of her life for ever…
What readers are saying about Gilding the Lily:
‘I enjoyed this novel. It held glimpses of an era long gone, well described and with a satisfying ending‘
‘I loved every minute of it’
‘Five stars‘
Gilding the Lily is a heartrending tale of two sisters and their quest for a place to belong, from much-loved author Rita Bradshaw. Perfect for fans of Kitty Neale and Josephine Cox.
Lily and Sarah Brown’s childhood is an unhappy one. Sarah escapes by marrying Ralph Turner, a Sunderland dock worker, but Lily doesn’t trust Ralph – a dark volatile man with a hidden cruel streak. When he tries to seduce Lily on his wedding day, her worst fears are confirmed. Ralph’s younger brother John is cut from a different cloth, though, and Lily is increasingly drawn to him. But just when Lily sees a future for them, a terrible incident destroys her happiness.
Heartbroken, Lily agrees to accompany the family she works for as a nursemaid to New York. As Lily boards RMS Titanic little does she realise that her decision will change the course of her life for ever…
What readers are saying about Gilding the Lily:
‘I enjoyed this novel. It held glimpses of an era long gone, well described and with a satisfying ending‘
‘I loved every minute of it’
‘Five stars‘
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Reviews
Catherine Cookson fans will enjoy discovering a new author who writes in a similar vein
If you like gritty, rags-to-riches Northern sagas, you'll enjoy this
All published writers have skill and creativity, but a few have more. It's called magic. I'm beginning to believe Bradshaw has it!
Could have been written by a young Catherine Cookson
Catherine Cookson fans will enjoy discovering a new author who writes in a similar vein
Displaying an uncanny ability to spin a good yarn