Our fair Lily / Rosie Goodwin.
By: Goodwin, Rosie.
Publisher: London : Zaffre, 2024Description: 464 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781804183045 (hbk.) :; 1804183040 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): Saga | Saga | Historical romance | Generational sagas | Historical fictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction.Summary: Nuneaton, 1875. Lily Moon, the local miner's daughter, spends her days as a parlour maid for Lord and Lady Bellingham at Oakley Manor, on the outskirts of Nuneaton. She's always been happy with her lot in life, and never expected more. But one day, everything changes when she temporarily becomes lady's maid to the Bellingham's daughter, Arabella, who is pregnant with the illegitimate child of her lover, and about to be unhappily married off to a man double her age. When Arabella suddenly disappears and Lily is left holding the baby, the Bellingham's deny any link to the child. But Lily Moon is made of strong stuff, and between her and her sick mother, they know they must give a home to sweet baby Anastasia (Annie) and bring her up despite their own poor means.Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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Adult book | Chester Lane Library Novels | Issued | 13/05/2024 | 38055400026527 | |||
Adult book | Eccleston Library Novels | Issued | 09/05/2024 | 38055400026528 | |||
Adult book | Haydock Library Novels | Issued | 07/05/2024 | 38055012932315 | |||
Adult book | Newton-le-Willows Library Novels | Available | 38055400026529 |
Nuneaton, 1875. Lily Moon, the local miner's daughter, spends her days as a parlour maid for Lord and Lady Bellingham at Oakley Manor, on the outskirts of Nuneaton. She's always been happy with her lot in life, and never expected more. But one day, everything changes when she temporarily becomes lady's maid to the Bellingham's daughter, Arabella, who is pregnant with the illegitimate child of her lover, and about to be unhappily married off to a man double her age. When Arabella suddenly disappears and Lily is left holding the baby, the Bellingham's deny any link to the child. But Lily Moon is made of strong stuff, and between her and her sick mother, they know they must give a home to sweet baby Anastasia (Annie) and bring her up despite their own poor means.