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Discover the heartwarming story of triumph over adversity from Sunday Times bestselling author, Val Wood, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Dilly Court!She went looking for freedom, but will she find happiness?When Georgiana Gregory and her maid, Kitty, make the long sea journey from their native Hull for New York, they hope to begin a new life in the freedom of the newly-formed United States of America. Georgiana wants to escape from the confines of English life, and to savour a land of emancipation and opportunity. But in New York, she encounters a man passing himself off as a local mill-owner's son, Edward, who has abandoned Georgiana's sister and fled to America. Georgiana recognises the man standing before her as Edward's valet Robert - Edward himself appears to have vanished. As Georgiana and Kitty pursue the adventures of the frontier, and Edward tries to flee his enemies, the dangers of this new country seem too much to cope with. Readers LOVE Val Wood:'A heart-warming story filled with compelling action' Rosie Goodwin'Hull's answer to Catherine Cookson' BBC Radio 4's Front Row'With fully developed characters and a compelling story, it's no wonder the author won the Catherine Cookson Prize for Fiction' Belfast Telegraph'Val Wood never fails to impress'? ? ? ? ?'An intriguing read from start to finish'? ? ? ? ?Thanks Val for the pleasure and emotions your books instil' ? ? ? ? ?
Discover the heartwarming story of triumph over adversity from Sunday Times bestselling author, Val Wood, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Dilly Court!She went looking for freedom, but will she find happiness?When Georgiana Gregory and her maid, Kitty, make the long sea journey from their native Hull for New York, they hope to begin a new life in the freedom of the newly-formed United States of America. Georgiana wants to escape from the confines of English life, and to savour a land of emancipation and opportunity. But in New York, she encounters a man passing himself off as a local mill-owner's son, Edward, who has abandoned Georgiana's sister and fled to America. Georgiana recognises the man standing before her as Edward's valet Robert - Edward himself appears to have vanished. As Georgiana and Kitty pursue the adventures of the frontier, and Edward tries to flee his enemies, the dangers of this new country seem too much to cope with. Readers LOVE Val Wood:'A heart-warming story filled with compelling action' Rosie Goodwin'Hull's answer to Catherine Cookson' BBC Radio 4's Front Row'With fully developed characters and a compelling story, it's no wonder the author won the Catherine Cookson Prize for Fiction' Belfast Telegraph'Val Wood never fails to impress'? ? ? ? ?'An intriguing read from start to finish'? ? ? ? ?Thanks Val for the pleasure and emotions your books instil' ? ? ? ? ?