Yesterday's Shadows: A gripping saga of new beginnings and new dangers
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Yesterday's Shadows: A gripping saga of new beginnings and new dangers
By (Author) Rosie Goodwin
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Book Publishing
11th July 2023
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
480
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 38mm
340g
Description
The Sunday Times bestselling novelist Rosie Goodwin writes a spell-binding saga of bitter loss, lost love and long buried secrets. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Kitty Neale.
With the promise of a new start, will she find the happiness she longs forKate Cleary feels no sorrow when her brutal father dies. At last she will be free from him, even though she and Nuala, the sister who depends on her for everything, must now leave his miners cottage. Then Kate discovers they have an aunt in the Midlands whom their father had kept secret, and who now offers them a home. Despite leaving her heart in Durham with Matthew, a young artist, Kate feels loved and safe with Aunt Beth. But her peace is shattered by an astonishing revelation from Nuala, and a series of brutal attacks on the women of Nuneaton. Kate turns to a handsome widower, Martin Denby, but is his kindness too good to be trueReviews
An absorbing story in the grand tradition of the best saga authors -- Margaret Dickinson
A wonderful heroine, plucky, determined and warm-hearted. A believable and compelling read -- Jennie Felton
Rosie writes such heart-warming sagas -- Lyn Andrews
A heart-throbber of a story that puts so many other so-called emotional blockbusters in the shade * Northern Echo *
Not only is Goodwin's characterisation and dialogue compelling, her descriptive writing is a joy * Nottingham Evening Post *
The new Catherine Cookson * Coventry Evening Telegraph *
A touching and powerful new novel from a wonderful writer * Bookseller *
Goodwin has the enviable knack of putting the past into focus with wonderfully warm and credible characters, lively dialogue and fascinating period detail of everyday life. A Rose Among Thorns is another moving and inspirational story from a writer who knows how to tug at the heart strings * Lancashire Evening Post *
Author Bio
Rosie Goodwin is the author of over twenty bestselling novels and the recent Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller A Mother's Grace. She is the first author in the world to be allowed to follow three of Catherine Cookson's trilogies with her own sequels, Tilly Trotter's Legacy, The Mallen Secret and The Sand Dancer. Having worked in the social services sector for many years, then fostered a number of children, she is now a full-time novelist. Rosie lives in Nuneaton, the setting for many of her books, with her husband and their beloved dogs.
