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The Harbour Girl

a gripping historical romance saga from the Sunday Times bestselling author

Val Wood author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd

Published:1st Mar '12

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The Harbour Girl cover

Out of tragedy and poverty, comes a mother's hope - if you enjoy books by Katie Flynn and Dilly Court, you'll love Val's heartwarming stories of triumph over adversity.

Scarborough, 1880
Jeannie spends her days watching the harbour girls and waiting for Ethan Wharton to come in on his father's fishing smack. She longs for the simpler times of her past, and wonders if she will ever find someone who will truly love her - and if Ethan will ever forgive her .

Scarborough, 1880
Jeannie spends her days watching the harbour girls and waiting for Ethan Wharton to come in on his father's fishing smack. Jeannie had always expected to marry the loyal and dependable Ethan. But then she meets Harry, a stranger who has come to visit from Hull for the day, and she falls for him.
When Jeannie finds herself pregnant and Harry breaks his promise to come back for her, she is left isolated. She and her child move to Hull where her life is touched by illness, tragedy and poverty. She longs for the simpler times of her past, and wonders if she will ever find someone who will truly love her - and if Ethan will ever forgive her . . .
If you enjoy books by Katie Flynn and Dilly Court, you'll love Val's heartwarming stories of triumph over adversity.

Hull's answer to Catherine Cookson * BBC Radio 4's Front Row *
A heart-warming story filled with compelling action * Rosie Goodwin *
Wonderfully fully-fleshed characters are the mainstay of [Val Wood's] stories * Peterborough Telegraph *
A gripping saga * The People's Friend *

ISBN: 9780552163996

Dimensions: 198mm x 127mm x 28mm

Weight: 304g

448 pages