The Foundling School for Girls
She may be an orphan but she has hope for the future
$22.36
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
22 August 2019
Summary
‘Elizabeth Gill is a born storyteller’ Trisha Ashley
After Ruth Dixon’s mother deserts her on Christmas Eve, her father comes home drunk and commits an unthinkable act. Without money or friends she has nowhere to go, but when he hurts her a second time, she knows what she must do.
She is rescued by Jay, a businessman, who takes her to the convent where she meets Sister Madeline. Along with the rest of the nuns, Maddy provides food, shelter and education for or…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787473386 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1787473384 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Gill |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 22 August 2019 |
| Weight: | 234g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 28mm |
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Warm-hearted, gritty and enthralling, this is a memorable tale from a master storyteller - Lancashire Post
Warm-hearted, gritty and enthralling, this is a memorable tale from a master storyteller - Lancashire Post
About The Author
Elizabeth Gill
Elizabeth Gill was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and as a child lived in Tow Law in County Durham where her family owned a steelworks. She has spent all her life in Durham but recently moved to North West Wales to be near her family. She can see the sea from her windows and spends a lot of time eating seafood, drinking orange wine and walking the family dogs on the beautiful beaches.
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