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Description for Emily
Paperback. A gritty and compelling saga 'in the bestselling tradition of Catherine Cookson' Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 21. Weight in Grams: 202. Good clean copy. Showing light shelf wear, remains a nice copy
Found abandoned on the quayside, the young waif is taken in by the Jacksons whose own daughter was lost in a tragic accident. They never know her true identity.
Emily grows up in the gatekeeper's lodge on Nathaniel Franklin's estate until Franklin's cousin, the evil would-be heir, conspires to discredit her family and turns them out.
Determined to help save her family from destitution, Emily takes up the offer of service recommended by Franklin's cousin. Only to find his accomplice is hell-bent on seducing her. Emily finds work where she can, but ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Coronet
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340750858
SKU
KSG0021542
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Alan Stoker Esq
Irene Carr was born and brought up on the river in Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, in the 1930s. As her father and brother worked in the local shipyards and her mother was a barmaid at the beginning of the century she is well acquainted with the setting and times of the world she recreates in her sagas.
Reviews for Emily
In the tradition of Catherine Cookson, strong on plot and character
Sunderland Echo on EMILY
Irene Carr is posing a serious challenge for the crown vacated by Catherine Cookson
Sunderland Echo on KATY'S MEN
Cookson fans will lap up this enthralling turn-of-the-century saga
Hartlepool Mail on MARY'S CHILD
Catherine Cookson readalike - a delight ... Read more
Sunderland Echo on EMILY
Irene Carr is posing a serious challenge for the crown vacated by Catherine Cookson
Sunderland Echo on KATY'S MEN
Cookson fans will lap up this enthralling turn-of-the-century saga
Hartlepool Mail on MARY'S CHILD
Catherine Cookson readalike - a delight ... Read more