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Description
Louise Hart has endured a great deal of pain from her callous husband Paul, but one cold December night in 1959 she can take no more. She and her son Davey escape their Coventry high-rise flat and flee to Tanglewood, the dilapidated ivy-clad mansion where her mother Dolly runs an animal sanctuary. Miserable and frightened, Louise longs to turn her back on the past, and create a happy new life for Davey. But Paul is in trouble with men more dangerous than himself. Unable to pay his debts, he blackmails Louise and those who love her, keeping a shadowy presence in their lives. Even the arrival of Charlie Fox, a stranger who becomes a true friend, cannot guarantee that the future will be safe...
Rosie Goodwin's heartwarming and powerful first novel
About the Author
Rosie Goodwin has worked in social services and as a foster carer for many years. She has three children, and lives in Nuneaton with her husband, Trevor, and their foster children.
Reviews
An absorbing story in the grand tradition of the best saga authors -- Margaret Dickinson
A wonderful heroine, plucky, determined and warm-hearted. A believable and compelling read -- Jennie Felton
Rosie writes such heart-warming sagas -- Lyn Andrews
A heart-throbber of a story that puts so many other so-called emotional blockbusters in the shade * Northern Echo *
Not only is Goodwin's characterisation and dialogue compelling, her descriptive writing is a joy * Nottingham Evening Post *
The new Catherine Cookson * Coventry Evening Telegraph *
A touching and powerful new novel from a wonderful writer * Bookseller *
Goodwin has the enviable knack of putting the past into focus with wonderfully warm and credible characters, lively dialogue and fascinating period detail of everyday life. A Rose Among Thorns is another moving and inspirational story from a writer who knows how to tug at the heart strings * Lancashire Evening Post *
'The tearjerker of the season...[a] heart-rending tale' Western Mail * Western Mail *
'A story of adversity and survival' Huddersfield Daily Examiner * Huddersfield Daily Examiner *
' A promising and well-drawn debut' Lancashire Evening Post * Lancashire Evening Post *
'A good tearjerker...compelling' Reading Evening Post * Reading Evening Post *
Book Information
ISBN 9780755320967
Author Rosie Goodwin
Format Paperback
Page Count 480
Imprint Headline Book Publishing
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Weight(grams) 262g
Dimensions(mm) 260mm * 120mm * 31mm
Rosie Goodwin's heartwarming and powerful first novel
About the Author
Rosie Goodwin has worked in social services and as a foster carer for many years. She has three children, and lives in Nuneaton with her husband, Trevor, and their foster children.
Reviews
An absorbing story in the grand tradition of the best saga authors -- Margaret Dickinson
A wonderful heroine, plucky, determined and warm-hearted. A believable and compelling read -- Jennie Felton
Rosie writes such heart-warming sagas -- Lyn Andrews
A heart-throbber of a story that puts so many other so-called emotional blockbusters in the shade * Northern Echo *
Not only is Goodwin's characterisation and dialogue compelling, her descriptive writing is a joy * Nottingham Evening Post *
The new Catherine Cookson * Coventry Evening Telegraph *
A touching and powerful new novel from a wonderful writer * Bookseller *
Goodwin has the enviable knack of putting the past into focus with wonderfully warm and credible characters, lively dialogue and fascinating period detail of everyday life. A Rose Among Thorns is another moving and inspirational story from a writer who knows how to tug at the heart strings * Lancashire Evening Post *
'The tearjerker of the season...[a] heart-rending tale' Western Mail * Western Mail *
'A story of adversity and survival' Huddersfield Daily Examiner * Huddersfield Daily Examiner *
' A promising and well-drawn debut' Lancashire Evening Post * Lancashire Evening Post *
'A good tearjerker...compelling' Reading Evening Post * Reading Evening Post *
Book Information
ISBN 9780755320967
Author Rosie Goodwin
Format Paperback
Page Count 480
Imprint Headline Book Publishing
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Weight(grams) 262g
Dimensions(mm) 260mm * 120mm * 31mm
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