A Step In The Dark
A spellbinding novel of passion, tragedy and dark secrets
$31.89
- Paperback
640 pages
- Release Date
7 June 2007
Summary
A powerful family drama set in India and Scotland, from 1915 to the 1960s
It’s 1915 when young Bess Ravenhart, recently widowed, leaves her baby son Frazer with her mother-in-law, Cora, while she sails from India to Britain to set up a home. But Cora has no intention of returning Frazer to his mother’s care. Though Bess makes a new life in Edinburgh and knows the joy - and pain - of motherhood with further children, her heart always aches for the little boy she left behind. When Fraze…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780755331321 |
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| ISBN-10: | 075533132X |
| Author: | Judith Lennox |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Review |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 640 |
| Release Date: | 7 June 2007 |
| Weight: | 499g |
| Dimensions: | 42mm x 130mm x 198mm |
| Audience Age: | 18-22 |
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Critics Review
Praise for Judith Lennox’s novels: ‘A fast-moving, complex story– The Times
Praise for Judith Lennox: The unforgettable story of the secrets that can bind a family or ultimately destroy one * Reading Evening Post *
Judith Lennox’s writing is so keenly honest it could sever heartstrings * Daily Mail *
A fast-moving, complex story * The Times *
Completely unputdownable… a lovely, entrancing book * New Books Magazine *
A gripping and intelligent romance * Good Book Guide *
A sensitive examination of love and loss by this master storyteller * Choice Magazine *
The characters are in many ways so normal, yet in other ways so unbelievably wonderful, in this gripping and heartfelt story * Newcastle Herald *
Compelling storytelling * Woman & Home *
A compelling novel… Lennox’s prose is detailed but never overly dense and powerful when describing prosaic scenes * Sunday Express *
A novel of passion and intrigue, this is an enjoyable read populated by believable characters * Candis *
Praise for Judith Lennox’s novels: ‘A fast-moving, complex story * The Times *
A beautifully turned, compassionate novel. Judith Lennox’s writing is so keenly honest it could sever heartstrings * Daily Mail *
Great, old-fashioned storytelling in the best sense * Daily Express *
A definite contender for Rosamunde Pilcher’s crown * Bookseller *
Judith Lennox
Judith Lennox began writing in the mid-eighties. Her novels A STEP IN THE DARK and THE WINTER HOUSE were both shortlisted for the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award.
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