A Dream of her Own: A gripping saga of love, tragedy and friendship
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
A Dream of her Own: A gripping saga of love, tragedy and friendship
By (Author) Benita Brown
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Book Publishing
9th August 2001
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Saga fiction (family / generational sagas)
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
480
Width 110mm, Height 176mm, Spine 38mm
320g
Description
It's a cold winter's night in 1906 but nothing can dampen the high spirits of Constance Bannerman and her fellow skivvy, Nella. For tomorrow, Constance can escape her life of drudgery at Doctor Sowerby's home in Newcastle by marrying her sweetheart, the prosperous John Edington. But Constance's last night of servitude ends in terror when the doctor's dissolute son, Gerald, violently rapes her. Distraught, Constance marries John the next day with a heavy heart. She cannot tell him what has happened for his family is respectable. Or so she thinks...
Reviews
A splendidly powerful and touching saga of love, passion and lust - NEWCASTLE EVENING CHRONICLE
'A splendidly powerful and touching saga of love, passion and lust' Newcastle Evening ChronicleAuthor Bio
Benita Brown was born and brought up in Newcastle by her English mother and Indian father. She went to drama school in London where she met her husband who, also from Newcastle, was working for the BBC. She returned to Newcastle where she did some teaching and broadcasting and brought up four children. She is now a full-time writer.
