Lesley Pearse
Upon the release of Lesley Pearse’s 22nd novel, she has kindly given Female First an exclusive synopsis of each of her books in 140 characters!
Georgia. Mixed race orphan uses her golden voice to rise above hardship and poverty in ‘60’s London
Tara.Set in Sixties. Can Tara rise above the hurt caused by her violent father and find success and happiness on her own terms.
Charity.Set in Sixties. An abused child, a girl who has no sense of her own worth until love finds her.
Ellie.Two young evacuees in WW2 join forces to make a living on the stage.
Camellia 1960’s Sequel to Ellie. Everything Camellia has been told about her past is lies. Will finding out the truth be a good or bad thing?
Rosie1960’s.Will she ever be able to live down a murderer for a father?
Charlie. 1960’s Until the day Charlie saw her mother brutally attacked she had no idea there were so many family secrets.
Never Look Back. 1850.s An act of courage takes young flower seller Matilda from London’s slums to the New World.
Trust Me.1950. Dulcie and May are taken from their un-fit mother and sent to Australia on the infamous Child Migration Scheme.
Father Unknown1990 Daisy is a well loved and happy adopted child, but delving into her birthmother’s past and family can prove dangerous.
Till We Meet Again. Susan and Beth were childhood friends, but now Susan is accused of murder and Beth must defend her.
Remember Me 1780s Based on the true story of convict Mary Broad who made a brave and audacious escape from the penal colony in Australia
Secrets 1930. Adele runs from her mother and misery to find her grandmother on Romney Marsh. But will her mother find her and ruin everything?
A Lesser Evil.1960’s Fifi is incredibly curious about people, and through watching her neighbours closely she discovers things that might have been better she didn’t know.
Hope 1836. A titled woman gives birth to a baby she cannot pass of as her husbands, and to save disgrace the baby Hope is given away.
Faith. Laura is in prison for a murder she claims, she didn’t commit. Is there anyone in her past prepared to prove it?
Gypsy1893 Beth and her brother Sam set off from Liverpool to find their fortune. That road will lead them to the Klondike Gold Rush and all the dangers that were part of it.
Stolen.A beautiful young woman is found half drowned on a Sussex Beach. Why can’t Lotte remember who she is or what has happened to her?
Belle 1910 At only 15 Belle is snatched from her home in London and sold to a Cat House in New Orleans. But her friend Jimmy is determined to find her.
The Promise 1914 War separates and destroys, but it can also bring out the very best in people. Will Belle and Jimmy hold fast, or will the charismatic Etienne steal Belle’s heart?
Forgive Me 1980 When Eva’s mother commits suicide she finds that nothing in her mother’s life was as she had always thought.
Survivor WW2. Wilful Mariette is sent from her home in New Zealand to London just before War breaks out. Can her will stay strong enough to survive and return home?
Survivor by Lesley Pearse is published on the 13th February 2014, price £18.99 in hardback
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