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The Long Way Home
Audrey Howard
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Description for The Long Way Home
Paperback. A young woman's quest for the family she lost. Num Pages: 448 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Amy Pearson's family is desperately poor - even by the standards of Edwardian Liverpool - but they have each other. Until Amy is torn from her home by her rich aunt, a woman obsessed by religion and snobbery who wants a girl she can mould as she wishes. Clever and pretty, ten-year-old Amy is perfect for her purposes.
It is the beginning of a long journey for Amy, as she desperately searches for the family she lost, and a home where she can be free at last from her aunt's possessive tyranny. But she will have to endure a forced marriage and a tragic war before she can at last find what she seeks.
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340895412
SKU
KTG0007527
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Audrey Howard
Audrey Howard was born in Liverpool in 1929. Before she began to write she had a variety of jobs, among them hairdresser, model, shop assistant, cleaner and civil servant. In 1981, while living in Australia, she wrote the first of her bestselling novels. She lives in St Anne's on Sea, her childhood home.
Reviews for The Long Way Home
'This book is a perfect stocking-filler for any romantics you know. The characters are sweet and the storytelling utterly charming . . . It is compelling and memorable - and has everything a good saga should provide.'
News of the World
Her thousands of fans recognise the artistry of a true storyteller
Lancashire Life
Poignant and well plotted, this is the book to curl up with to shut out troubles
Women's Realm on BEYOND THE SHINING WATER
This saga is, like all of Audrey Howard's books, compelling and memorable . . . a joy to read.
The Historical Novels Review on A PLACE CALLED HOPE
A compelling and well-paced tale
Coventry Evening Telegraph on A FLOWER IN SEASON
A fast-moving glorious story . . . The story twists and turns. As ever, Audrey Howard treats us to lovely details . . . It is so sad, sweet and lively too . . . Another true gem.
North Wales Chronicle on WHISPERS ON THE WATER
Howard's timeless story of love and betrayal is sure to enchant her army of loyal readers
Lancashire Evening Post on PAINTED HIGHWAY
News of the World
Her thousands of fans recognise the artistry of a true storyteller
Lancashire Life
Poignant and well plotted, this is the book to curl up with to shut out troubles
Women's Realm on BEYOND THE SHINING WATER
This saga is, like all of Audrey Howard's books, compelling and memorable . . . a joy to read.
The Historical Novels Review on A PLACE CALLED HOPE
A compelling and well-paced tale
Coventry Evening Telegraph on A FLOWER IN SEASON
A fast-moving glorious story . . . The story twists and turns. As ever, Audrey Howard treats us to lovely details . . . It is so sad, sweet and lively too . . . Another true gem.
North Wales Chronicle on WHISPERS ON THE WATER
Howard's timeless story of love and betrayal is sure to enchant her army of loyal readers
Lancashire Evening Post on PAINTED HIGHWAY