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The Captain's Daughters
Benita Brown
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Description for The Captain's Daughters
Paperback. 'Breathe in deeply and you could almost be there' Northern Echo Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FT; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 112 x 27. Weight in Grams: 260.
When his beautiful young wife dies in childbirth, Captain Samuel Walton is grief-stricken. He had idolised Effie, despite her spoilt and headstrong ways, and he now faces the task of raising their two daughters alone. Fifteen years later, and the baby girl who brought such tragedy is the mirror image of her mother. But flaxen-haired Flora is also showing signs of Effie's tempestuous temperament. Sensible Josie worries her younger sister may be led astray. But even she could not predict how a chance meeting between Flora and a seductive stranger would plunge the whole family into danger...
When his beautiful young wife dies in childbirth, Captain Samuel Walton is grief-stricken. He had idolised Effie, despite her spoilt and headstrong ways, and he now faces the task of raising their two daughters alone. Fifteen years later, and the baby girl who brought such tragedy is the mirror image of her mother. But flaxen-haired Flora is also showing signs of Effie's tempestuous temperament. Sensible Josie worries her younger sister may be led astray. But even she could not predict how a chance meeting between Flora and a seductive stranger would plunge the whole family into danger...
Product Details
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
259g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780755301676
SKU
V9780755301676
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Ref
99-1
About Benita Brown
Benita Brown was born and brought up in Newcastle by her English mother, the youngest of thirteen children, and her Indian father, who came to Newcastle to study medicine and fell in love with the place and the people. After meeting her husband while she was at drama school in London, Benita returned to her home town and worked as ... Read more
Reviews for The Captain's Daughters
A wonderfully Dickensian flavour... Everyone in the book is alive and believable
Historical Novels Review
A powerful story
Lancashire Evening Post
You won't be able to put it down
Yours magazine
A must for Catherine Cookson fans
Wiltshire Times
Captures the atmosphere and emotion of the first part of the 20th century ... Read more
Historical Novels Review
A powerful story
Lancashire Evening Post
You won't be able to put it down
Yours magazine
A must for Catherine Cookson fans
Wiltshire Times
Captures the atmosphere and emotion of the first part of the 20th century ... Read more