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The river maid
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- Book Synopsis
- The first in a stunning new series from Sunday Times bestseller, Dilly CourtLondon, 1854: twenty-year-old Essie Chapman lives with her father in poverty stricken Limehouse, working on the river as a boatman. Her life seems set before her, never to leave this part of London and forever at her father's beck and call.Then, one night, she must transport a mysterious man from a foreign ship to the banks of the Thames, a man who ends up renting a room in Essie's house, identifying himself only as 'Raven'.When curiosity gets the better of her, Essie follows him and unwittingly becomes involved in something far greater than she could ever have guessed. Finding herself on a ship bound for the penal colonies in Australia with Raven and his cousin Alice, this is only the start of a remarkable journey taking her to the other side of the world and back again…
- About The Author
- Dilly Court is a Sunday Times bestselling author of over fifty novels. She grew up in North-East London and began her career in television, writing scripts for commercials. She is married with two grown-up children, four grandchildren, and three beautiful great-grandchildren. Dilly now lives in Dorset on the beautiful Jurassic Coast with her husband.To find out more about Dilly, please visit her website and her Facebook page:www.dillycourt.comwww.facebook.com/DillyCourtAuthor
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780008199609
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- HarperCollinsPublishers, (11 January 2018)
- Number of Pages
- 498
- Weight
- 360 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 32 mm
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