This is an auction for HOPE by Lesley Pearse.

'With characters it is impossible not to care about ... this is storytelling at its very best.'

• Daily Mail

'Lose yourself in this epic saga.'

• Bella [UK]

'An emotional and moving epic you won't forget in a hurry.'

• Woman's Weekly [UK]

Amazon.com reviews:

"FIVE STARS!! Have only just recently discovered Lesley Pearse but she is a wonderful story teller, so much so that it's hard to put the book down once you start reading it!! This has been one of the best books I've read recently with poor Hope never getting an easy time of it but she manages to persevere."

"Hope is the next historical novel from the acclaimed Lesley Pearse. Her existence would be the ruin of her mother . . . Baby Hope, the unfortunate proof of Lady Harvey's adultery, is smuggled out of a privileged aristocratic household to a nearby village. There, her true identity a secret, she grows up in the arms of the poor, but loving, Renton family. But the day comes when Hope must pay her way. What could be more natural than being taken into service by the Harveys? However when she sees something she should not, she is threatened and blackmailed into leaving her beloved Rentons forever. Destitute on the streets of an unfriendly city, Hope's courage and kindness are recognized by a doctor. A talent for healing sees her taken on as nurse and destined for the horrific battlefields of the Crimea. But will Hope ever come home and uncover the true story of her birth? Hope by Lesley Pearse - author of bestsellers Gypsy and Remember Me - is a historical novel of past scandal and its consequences in a compelling nineteenth century setting. Fans of Susan Lewis will love the twists and turns of Lesley Pearse's work."

Paperback 2007.

658 pages.

Good condition.

The cost of shipping is $4.95.

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