The canal boat girl / Sheila Newberry.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Zaffre, 2021Description: 361 pages ; 20 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781838775636 (paperback)
- 1838775633 (paperback)
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Fiction Collection | Fiction Collection | NEWB | Available | T00840873 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
For fans of Katie Flynn and Dilly Court, The Canal Boat Girl is a heartwarming novel from the queen of family saga, and author of The Nursemaid's Secret .
Includes an excerpt from The East End nurse by the author.
"Will facing the past decide her future?"--Cover.
Wales, 1883. Young Ruth Owen, a talented musician with a scholarship to a prestigious music school, has a sparkling career ahead of her. But after a run-in with her mysterious tutor she flees to London, leaving everything and everyone behind. London, 1897. Fourteen years later, Ruth, now married with two children, finds herself struggling for money and a place to live. Left with no other option, they decide to return to Wales and live on a canal boat. Life on the canals may seem idyllic, but what troubles await her return? And can the past ever truly be forgotten?