Sharla Cody is only five but has already had a troubled life. Then she finds herself dumped with an elderly neighbour when her mother takes off for the summer. Although Sharla is not the angelic child Addy Shadd had pictured when she agreed to look after her, the two soon forge a deep bond. To Addy's surprise, Sharla's presence brings back memories of her own childhood in Rusholme, a town settled by fugitive slaves in the mid-1800s. In the spirit of White Oleander and The Color Purple, this is a story about the redeeming power of love and memory, and about two unlikely people who transform each other's lives forever.

* Reissue of the first novel by the author of THE GIRLS, a Richard and Judy Bestseller

About the Author
Lori Lansens has written several screenplays as well as the international best-seller THE GIRLS. She lives in Canada.

Reviews
'A first novel of exquisite power, honesty and conviction. It's portrait of how much has changed, and how little, over nearly a century, in the realms of race, love, hate and loss, is quite nearly without flaws' Jacquelyn Mitchard



Book Information
ISBN 9781844085477
Author Lori Lansens
Format Paperback
Page Count 448
Imprint Virago Press Ltd
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 360g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm * 30mm