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The Lost Child - (The Deerness) by Elizabeth Gill (Paperback)
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- 1877, Durham.
- About the Author: Elizabeth Gill was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and as a child lived in Tow Law in County Durham where her family owned a steelworks.
- 432 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Historical
- Series Name: The Deerness
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Book Synopsis
1877, Durham.
After a traumatic and harrowing incident at the hands of a stranger, a woman gives birth to a child. However, she is persuaded by her husband to give him up to a local couple. On the same dark and stormy night, a local pit owner turns his wife out onto the bleak moors, telling her son she is evil. The woman is never seen again.1895, Durham. Twenty years later, these seemingly unrelated events have shaped the characters of two unloved boys, who have now grown to be men. They, in turn, are about to change the lives of two innocent young women as the past reaches out and casts a shadow over the present. Praise for Elizabeth Gill 'Original and evocative - a born storyteller' Trisha Ashley 'A wonderful book, full of passion, pain, sweetness, twists and turns. I couldn't put it down' Sheila Newberry 'Elizabeth Gill writes with a masterful grasp of conflicts and passions' Leah Fleming 'An enthralling and satisfying novel that will leave you wanting more' Catherine King 'If you love Catherine Cookson then you will love Elizabeth Gill' Northern Echo
Review Quotes
A wonderful book, full of passion, pain, sweetness, twists and turns. I couldn't put it down--Sheila Newberry
An enthralling and satisfying novel that will leave you wanting more--Catherine King
Elizabeth Gill writes with a masterful grasp of conflicts and passions--Leah Fleming
If you love Catherine Cookson then you will love Elizabeth Gill--Northern Echo
Original and evocative - a born storyteller--Trisha Ashley
About the Author
Elizabeth Gill was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and as a child lived in Tow Law in County Durham where her family owned a steelworks. She has spent all her life in Durham but recently moved to North West Wales to be near her family. She can see the sea from her windows and spends a lot of time eating seafood, drinking orange wine and walking the family Labrador, Izzie, on the beautiful beaches.Additional product information and recommendations
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