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Pauper´s Child: A gritty yet uplifting story of triumph against adversity
Meg Hutchinson
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Paperback. Increasingly desperate poverty after her beloved father's suicide forces a crisis for Callista Stanford, for vicious rent collector Oswin Slade will accept only the girl's body in payment for the rent due. Repulsed by his advances, Callista postpones the evil day until it is too late. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 29. Weight in Grams: 240. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Increasingly desperate poverty after her beloved father's suicide forces a crisis for Callista Stanford, for vicious rent collector Oswin Slade will accept only the girl's body in payment for the rent due. Repulsed by his advances, Callista postpones the evil day until it is too late. Homeless and destitute, Callista finds refuge with Abigail and Daniel Roberts, a kindly couple, potters by trade. Taught by her father to appreciate beauty, Callista proves to have a feeling for the clay and with Daniel's help comes to be mistress of the Leabrook Pottery. But there is no happy ending ... Read more
Increasingly desperate poverty after her beloved father's suicide forces a crisis for Callista Stanford, for vicious rent collector Oswin Slade will accept only the girl's body in payment for the rent due. Repulsed by his advances, Callista postpones the evil day until it is too late. Homeless and destitute, Callista finds refuge with Abigail and Daniel Roberts, a kindly couple, potters by trade. Taught by her father to appreciate beauty, Callista proves to have a feeling for the clay and with Daniel's help comes to be mistress of the Leabrook Pottery. But there is no happy ending ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
Used, Good
Weight
240g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340829950
SKU
KRF0018367
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About Meg Hutchinson
Meg Hutchinson lived for sixty years in Wednesbury, where her parents and grandparents spent all their lives. Her passion for storytelling reaped dividends, with her novels regularly appearing in bestseller lists. She was the undisputed queen of the clogs and shawls saga. Passionate about history, her meticulous research provided an authentic context to the action-packed narratives set in the Black ... Read more
Reviews for Pauper´s Child: A gritty yet uplifting story of triumph against adversity
Praise for THE DEVERELL WOMAN: 'Hutchinson knows how to spin a good yarn. One for those cold nights curled up in front of the fire.'
Birmingham Evening Mail
Praise for UNHOLY LOVE: 'A beautiful piece of imaginative living fiction.'
North Wales Chronicle
Praise for PEPPERCORN WOMAN: 'The mistress of simmering sagas gives ... Read more
Birmingham Evening Mail
Praise for UNHOLY LOVE: 'A beautiful piece of imaginative living fiction.'
North Wales Chronicle
Praise for PEPPERCORN WOMAN: 'The mistress of simmering sagas gives ... Read more