A Daughter's Love
By (Author) Catherine King
Little, Brown Book Group
Sphere
12th January 2016
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Saga fiction (family / generational sagas)
823.92
Paperback
400
Width 128mm, Height 195mm, Spine 26mm
284g
Duty
Nell Goodman is a good daughter. Her job in the local brewery is the only thing keeping her and her mother afloat. But with her mother becoming increasingly eccentric and requiring more and more attention, Nell is starting to feel the burden of her responsibilities.DreamsWhen Nell goes to George Wilmot, the brewery's owner, for help he offers her a job as a live-in servant at Wilmot Grange. And then she begins to grow closer to Devlin, George's son, and it looks like Nell's luck is finally changing.DespairAn unwelcome discovery and a tragedy mean that things suddenly change. Devlin pulls away from Nell, her mother's behaviour is becoming worse, and there are secrets around every corner. Somehow Nell is at the heart of all the drama and yet she has no idea of the part she is supposed to play . . .Hard-hitting and powerful . . . Catherine King has written a first-rate novel - Maureen Lee, author of The Seven Streets of Liverpool
Gritty and realistic . . . A very satisfying read - Anne Bennett, author of If You Were the Only GirlA powerful and page-turning saga - Dee Williams, author of Sunshine After RainCatherine King was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. A search for her roots - her father, grandfather and great-grandfather all worked with coal, steel or iron - and an interest in local industrial history provided inspiration for her stories. Catherine wrote ten novels, including A Sister's Courage and Her Mother's Secret. Her second novel, Silk and Steel, was shortlisted for the Romantic Novel of the Year award.
Catherine sadly passed away in 2015.