TY  - BOOK
AU  - Allen,Diane
TI  - A child of the Dales
SN  - 9780750550109
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Leicester
PB  - Ulverscroft, Magna
KW  - Abandoned children
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Family reunions
KW  - Families
KW  - Man-woman relationships
KW  - Yorkshire Dales (England)
KW  - Domestic fiction
KW  - Large type books
N1  - Adult
N2  - Abandoned as a baby on the steps of a remote inn, Ruby Blake has been raised by the innkeeper's wife Martha Metcalfe, unknowing of the family searching for her. One wild stormy night, Ruby is reunited with her long-lost father, who wants to whisk her away to Banksgill Farm for a happy ending with her true family. Feeling betrayed by Martha, Ruby follows her father for the chance of a new life. However, for being born of gypsy blood, Ruby is quickly cast out by everyone but the charming stable hand Tom Adams. Struck with loneliness in a village of people who find ways to make her miserable, she seeks friendship and love in Tom. But as their relationship blossoms, Ruby is pursued by a local miner - and when rumours begin to spread, she feels more lost and confused than ever
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