Ruby Chadwick
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- Synopsis
- True love clashes with family loyalty as a Victorian London girl struggles to follow her heart in this compelling saga from the author of The Ragamuffins. Ruby Chadwick has only ever known life in London&’s hardscrabble East End. She spends hours playing happily with her two brothers outside their father&’s pub. But Ruby&’s world is turned upside down when a moment of disobedience results in a tragic accident, and she must learn to come to terms with the consequences. When the Chadwick family&’s circumstances unexpectedly change they relocate to salubrious surroundings in respectable Brixton. As Ruby comes of age, she dreams of a future that allows her independence and a chance to find love, though her stern father has other ideas. Her fortunes change when she accepts a job as companion to a cantankerous old lady and crosses paths with a charming Irishman named Michael. Yet before long Ruby must once more choose whether to defy her family and make her own choices—whatever the cost . . . An absorbing and atmospheric London saga, Ruby Chadwick is a must-read for fans of Jean Fullerton, Lindsey Hutchinson and Rosie Goodwin.
- Copyright:
- 2021
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 375 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781788630122
- Publisher:
- Canelo
- Date of Addition:
- 09/10/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Anna King
- 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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