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The Orphan in the Peacock Shawl: A gripping historical novel from AnneMarie Brear

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By (author): AnneMarie Brear

'Mesmerising from beginning to end' Lizzie Lane

Yorkshire Dales 1850

As a terrible storm rages, Annabelle Wallis is shocked to find a distressed young woman at her cottage door, heavy with child. Moments later a baby girl is born. But by dawn, the mother has vanished, leaving behind the helpless child wrapped only in a silk peacock shawl.

When news spreads that Lady Eliza Hartley, sister to wealthy estate owner, John Hartley, has been found dead, Annabelle realises the terrible secret she has stumbled on. Terrified shell be blamed for Elizas death, Annabelle flees to the filthy slums of York, where she plans to raise the precious orphan as her own.

The cobbled streets of Yorks slums are no place for a young woman like Annabelle or a Hartley babe and John Hartley is determined to bring them both home. But Annabelle proves impossible to find.

Annabelle cant hide forever from the wealthy Hartley family, but can she ever give up the baby she loves?

Praise for AnneMarie Brear:

'AnneMarie Brear writes gritty, compelling sagas that grip from the first page.' Fenella J Miller

'Poignant, powerful and searingly emotional, AnneMarie Brear stands shoulder to shoulder with the finest works by some of the genres greatest writers such as Catherine Cookson, Audrey Howard and Rosamunde Pilcher.'

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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 159 x 238mm
  • Publication Date: 27 Jan 2022
  • Publisher: Boldwood Books Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781801627528

About AnneMarie Brear

AnneMarie Brear is the bestselling historical fiction writer of over twenty novels. She lives in the Southern Highlands in NSW and has spent many years visiting and working in the UK. Her books are mainly set in Yorkshire from where her family hails and Australia between the nineteenth century and WWI.

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