Gilding the lily
Bradshaw, Rita2023
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Lily and Sarah Brown's childhood is an unhappy one. Sarah escapes by marrying Ralph Turner, a Sunderland dock worker, but Lily doesn't trust Ralph - a dark volatile man with a hidden cruel streak. When he tries to seduce Lily on his wedding day, her worst fears are confirmed. Ralph's younger brother John is cut from a different cloth, though, and Lily is increasingly drawn to him. But just when Lily sees a future for them, a terrible incident destroys her happiness. Heartbroken, Lily agrees to accompany the family she works for as a nursemaid to New York. As Lily boards RMS Titanic little does she realise that her decision will change the course of her life for ever.
Main title:
Gilding the lily / Rita Bradshaw.
Author:
Bradshaw, Rita, author
Imprint:
London : Headline, 2023.
Collation:
336 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2009.
ISBN:
9781035403134 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2374442