Deutsch  Français  Nederlands 

Pearse, Lesley - Secrets

 1530725874,
VGC. Michael Joseph, 2004. First edition-first printing. Purple hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(small mark, two nicks and creases on the Dj cover), both in VGC. Nice and clean pages with a mark and ink mark on the outer edges, two marks on the edges of page 525 and 526. The book is in VGC except for the two marks on the edge of the pages. 548pp. Price un-clipped. First edition. Heavy book. Product Description: Set in the 1930's, the new novel from bestselling author Lesley Pearse tells the story of one girl's struggle against cruelty and, her quest for love. Adele Talbot is twelve when her younger sister is killed in a road accident in London's Kings Cross, and her mother Rose - so devastated by the loss - begins to abuse her. Adele is sent to a children's home in Tunbridge Wells, but soon runs away to trace her grandmother- Honour who she has discovered lives in Sussex. But Honour is a bitter, eccentric woman who is not best pleased to see her granddaughter. Eventually the two forge some sort of bond and Honour allows Adele to stay. When Adele meets Michael Bailey on the marshes two years later and real love and friendship enter her life, she feels she can finally put her hurtful past behind her. But then war breaks out and as if that wasn't upheaval enough, Rose decides to rear her ugly head again. And she has a few unpleasant surprises for Adele. Very Good/Very Good. ISBN: 9780718147013
GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.5 US$ 17.55 | JP¥ 2731] Book number 2064

is offered by:


Alpha 2 Omega Books
Unit 3, Waterloo Industrial Estate, Southampton, Hants, SO30 2QT, Great Britain
Email: alpha2omegabooks@sky.com




  Order this book

Ask for information

Back to your search results