Product Description
Charity
Author(s): Lesley Pearse
Format: Paperback
A beloved classic by the Sunday Times, multi-million copy bestselling author
Charity Stratton is just fifteen when her world shatters. After losing her parents in a terrible fire, she's separated from her beloved siblings and forced into servitude.
Her life as a boarding school kitchen maid is backbreaking and lonely. And her brief moments of joy with a dashing student end in heartbreak when she becomes pregnant.
But Charity's spirit refuses to be broken. Escaping to London, she finds a city teeming with both opportunity and peril. Will Charity's resilience be enough to overcome the odds, reunite her family and build a better life for them all?
Praise for Lesley Pearse:
'I couldn't put this book down. Although harrowing at times, Lesley's indomitable spirit shines through. What an inspiration, what a book!' - Katie Fforde
'Fabulously entertaining... a poignant and powerful story that is truly unputdownable.' - Milly Johnson
'A totally gripping read, by turns tragic, mad-cap, heartbreaking and mind-blowing. And anyone who can read that final chapter without bursting into happy tears has to have a heart of stone.' - Jill Mansell
'An incredible life story from a literary icon, Lesley Pearse's truth is even more gripping than her fiction' - Veronica Henry
'Inspiring, heart-warming, extraordinary' - Woman's Weekly
'Humorous and heartbreaking... I was so gripped I read it twice' - Kate Furnivall
'What a roller coaster of a ride. I couldn't do anything else until I'd finished this book. Gripping, heart wrenching... an amazing read' - Jo Thomas
About the Author
Lesley Pearse was brought up in South London in various orphanages from the age of three. She learned about the Soho club scene and the music business during the Sixties with the late John Pritchard. Her novels have sold over ten million copies worldwide. Lesley has three daughters and three grandchildren and lives in Bristol.
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