The Linnet Bird

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India, 1839: Linny Gow, a respectable young wife and mother, settles down to write her life story. To outside appearances Linny is the perfect Raj wife: beautiful, gracious, subservient. But appearances can be very deceptive

Born into direst poverty in Liverpool, Linny escapes the life of prostitution her stepfather has forced her into, transforms herself into a young lady, and escapes to India, where the British Raj is in its infancy. There she will find heartache and suffering, but also true love and perhaps most precious of all freedom.

But how did Linny achieve all this And what has she sacrificed along the way Most importantly, is this the end of Linny s journey, or is her story not yet over

THE LINNET BIRD is an enthralling tale of one young girl s destiny and her struggle for happiness and survival.

Reviews

Compulsive reading (The Linnet Bird) succeeds in being more than just a historical saga; it is a rites-of-passage tale with a very convincing and resourceful heroine - The Lady

A deliciously passionate adventure, with a richly descriptive and mesmerising prose style Sometimes disturbing, but always enthralling - Lancashire Evening Post

A sweeping, unputdownable saga (think The Thorn Birds and Gone with the Wind) that you ll want to tell all your friends about - Woman

A superb read in every way, epic, moving and unpredictable. I couldn t put The Linnet Bird down until I d finished it - Lesley Pearse

Absorbing a rich, atmospheric novel that has all the hallmarks of a mini-classic - Sunderland Echo

Author Bio

Linda Holeman is the author of six books for children and young adults, and two collections of short stories for adults, both of which have won her numerous awards in her native Canada. This is her first novel. She has three children and lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba.