Small Gains
By (Author) K M Peyton
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Definitions
31st August 2013
United Kingdom
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
823.914
Paperback
368
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 23mm
256g
A tragic saga set at the turn of the 18th century, as a poverty-stricken family struggle to survive against unimaginable odds. Set just after the Napoleonic wars, Small Gains is the story of Clara, a true heroine who struggles to keep her head above water in a time of poverty and prejudice. Nat, the cruel but incredibly attractive son of the local rich family, turns Clara and her family's lives upside down, both in the world of racing and in the flushes of first love. And with the threat of tuberculosis hanging over them all, Clara faces up to her extraordinary life and loves with certainty and passion.
'THERE ARE VERY FEW BORN STORY-TELLERS. K.M. PEYTON IS ONE OF THEM' The Times Kathleen M Peyton is a top-selling author of more than thirty novels, the best-known of which is FLAMBARDS which, with its sequels, was made into a TV serial. She lives in Essex with her husband.