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A Cornish orphan / Sheila Jeffries.
By: Jeffries, Sheila.
Publisher: Long Preston : Magna, 2019Edition: Large print edition.Description: 372 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780750547239; 0750547235.Subject(s): Families -- England -- Fiction | Orphans -- Fiction | Life change events -- Fiction | Shipwreck survival -- Fiction | Cornwall (England : County) -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Large type books.Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: Following a terrible storm, seven-year-old Lottie is rescued from a shipwreck by local Cornishman Arnie Lanroska. Her clothing suggests she comes from a wealthy family, but Lottie's back bears the scars of a severe beating, and how she came to be on a cargo ship in the first place remains a mystery...Arnie and his wife already have two young children, Matt and Tom, but are desperate to keep Lottie. They decide to foster her, despite outcries from the local community. But when tragedy strikes the very heart of the Lanroska family, the repercussions could change the lives of everyone close to them...| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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Following a terrible storm, seven-year-old Lottie is rescued from a shipwreck by local Cornishman Arnie Lanroska. Her clothing suggests she comes from a wealthy family, but Lottie's back bears the scars of a severe beating, and how she came to be on a cargo ship in the first place remains a mystery...Arnie and his wife already have two young children, Matt and Tom, but are desperate to keep Lottie. They decide to foster her, despite outcries from the local community. But when tragedy strikes the very heart of the Lanroska family, the repercussions could change the lives of everyone close to them...
Adult.