Living a Lie: An utterly captivating saga of the power of true love
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- Synopsis
- Is Kitty Marsh living a lie when she tries to keep her first love in the past? In Living a Lie, Josephine Cox weaves a heart-wrenching saga of a young woman leaving behind more than she bargained for. Perfect for fans of Kitty Neale and Dilly Court.In 1975 Lucinda Marsh throws herself in front of a speeding train leaving her twelve-year-old daughter Kitty alone, confused and abandoned - save for a selfish aunt, a violent father and her childhood sweetheart Harry Jenkins.When Kitty is sent to an orphanage after the death of her father, she meets Georgie, a lively cockney girl who, through the following difficult years, becomes her loyal friend. Convinced that her feelings for Harry will ruin the brilliant future that lies ahead of him, Kitty turns her back on his love. Together with Georgie, she strives to find fulfilment in other places and other relationships, but when fate throws her back together with Harry she begins to wonder if true love can ever die... What readers are saying about Living a Lie: 'This is a delightful story of friendship through thick and thin. There is plenty of heartache but also true romance... I personally consider this to be [Josephine Cox's] most well thought out and lovingly created masterpiece''The author drew me in to the plot from the first sentence...In this book you will find themes of coming of age, romance and strength through adversity''Couldn't put this book down. Emotional ups and downs and totally addictive'
- Copyright:
- 1995
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 303 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780755384471
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781472245656
- Publisher:
- Headline
- Date of Addition:
- 07/13/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Josephine Cox
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Romance, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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