A daughter's wish / Elizabeth Gill.
By: Gill, Elizabeth.
Publisher: London : Quercus, 2023Description: 291 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781529428018 (hbk.) :; 1529428017 (hbk.) :.Uniform titles: Paradise Lane Subject(s): Historical | Historical | Generational sagas | Historical fiction | Durham (England) -- FictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction.Summary: When Thomas Grant - one of the most eligible young men in London - proposes to Annabel Seaton, she can't say she's surprised, but she is delighted. He's been her best friend since she was a child, and she can't imagine life without him. What shocks her, however, is the reaction of her mother and father. Annabel knows that her parents disapprove of her forthright opinions, but their displeasure is both unexpected and unaccountable. As they permit the engagement, however, she decides to put it out of her mind. But before she can be married, tragedy strikes, and only then does Annabel learn of the shocking secret that her parents have kept from her. Determined to learn more, she travels to Durham on a personal search that will change everything.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult book | Eccleston Library Novels | Issued | 14/05/2024 | 38055400025504 | |||
| Adult book | Newton-le-Willows Library Novels | Available | 38055400025505 | ||||
| Adult book | St Helens Library Novels | Available | 38055400025506 |
Originally published: as Paradise Lane. Sutton: Severn House, 2009.
When Thomas Grant - one of the most eligible young men in London - proposes to Annabel Seaton, she can't say she's surprised, but she is delighted. He's been her best friend since she was a child, and she can't imagine life without him. What shocks her, however, is the reaction of her mother and father. Annabel knows that her parents disapprove of her forthright opinions, but their displeasure is both unexpected and unaccountable. As they permit the engagement, however, she decides to put it out of her mind. But before she can be married, tragedy strikes, and only then does Annabel learn of the shocking secret that her parents have kept from her. Determined to learn more, she travels to Durham on a personal search that will change everything.