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Lesley Pearse, No.1 bestselling author of The Promise and Belle is back with Survivor, the story of Mariette, a born fighter. It is 1938 and Mariette Carrera is a defiant, strong-willed and selfish eighteen-year-old. And sooner or later, if she stays in the small, gossipy town of Russell, New Zealand, she'll get herself into some serious trouble. Her doting parents, Belle and Etienne, fear for her reputation. So, with the world on the brink of war, Mari leaves home on the SS Rimutaka, bound for her aunt and uncle's house in London. Armed with the freedom she's longed for since childhood, Mari quickly falls for Morgan, the handsome cockney steward on board ship. But once she reaches London, there are other temptations. Mari loves her new life - caught up in a whirl of dances and parties in the glittering West End, relishing her freedom as she earns her own money as a typist. Finally, she feels she is mistress of her own future. Until it is all snatched away by the war. As London endures the Blitz, Mari's new life is cruelly blown apart. Forced from her loving new home, she ends up alone in the East End, and it's worlds away from the London she knows. But there, even in the face of so much despair, she finds the chance to make a difference. Amidst the destruction, Mari learns that the only way to survive this war is to fight, with all the strength, selflessness and compassion within her...and only then will she find true happiness. Because Mari is a survivor... From internationally bestselling author, Lesley Pearse, Survivor is a story of bravery and love.

"Bízz bennem! - mondta dühösen. - Ha valaki arra kér, hogy bízz benne, biztos lehetsz abban, hogy végül cserbenhagy vagy fájdalmat okoz." A népszerű szerző lebilincselő története két gyermekről, akiket az ötvenes években egy ausztrál árvaházba küldtek. Egész életében azt ígérgették Dulcie Taylornak, hogy vigyázni fognak rá és húgára, Mayre. Bizalmával mindannyiszor visszaéltek. Amikor húgával új életet kezd egy fiatal és izgalmas országban, mégis elhiszi, hogy új esélyt kaptak. Az új életről, amelyben a testvérpár reménykedett, hamar kiderül, hogy aljas hazugság volt. A szintén árvaházban felnőtt Rossban Dulcie rokon lélekre talál, ám a fájdalmas múlt tovább kísért. Szeretet és törődés nélkül vajon Dulcie elég erős lesz-e ahhoz, hogy kiharcolja magának a boldogságot, és megvédje a húgát? Lesley Pearse bestsellereiből - Utazók, Emlékek, Titkok, Hit, Remény, Árnyak - több mint hárommillió példányt adtak el világszerte. Pearse, akinek élettörténete maga is kész regény, bravúros mesélő, történeteiben a legnemesebb és leggyűlöletesebb emberi érzelmek csapnak össze, az írónő páratlan érzékkel-érzékletességgel mutatja meg, milyenek is vagyunk valójában; veszélyben, magányban, bűnben és szerelemben.

Sussexben egy gyönyörű, félholt nőt sodor a partra a víz. Régimódi ruhát visel, a haját valaki csúnyán rövidre nyírta. Csuklóján és karján kötél horzsolta nyomok. Kórházba szállítják, ahol kiderül, amnéziában szenved. Gyötrő kérdések sorát kellene megválaszolnia, de azt sem tudja felidézni, kicsoda és honnan jött, sem azt, hogy mi történt vele az utóbbi két évben, amely teljesen kiesett az emlékezetéből. Miféle sokkhatás érhette? A rendőrség tehetetlenül áll a kérdés előtt, sehol egy nyom, és amikor az orvosi vizsgálat fényt derít arra, hogy a lány nemrég gyermeknek adott életet, az eset hamarosan rémálommá válik. Ki ez a lány? És hol lehet a csecsemő? Lesley Pearse bestsellereiből (Utazók, Emlékek, Titkok, Hit, Remény) több mint hárommillió példányt adtak el világszerte. Pearse, akinek élettörténete maga is kész regény, bravúros mesélő, történeteiben a legnemesebb és leggyűlöletesebb emberi érzelmek csapnak össze, az írónő páratlan érzékkel-érzékletességgel mutatja meg, milyenek is vagyunk valójában; veszélyben, magányban, bűnben és szerelemben.

Lesley Pearse bestsellereiből több mint hárommillió példányt adtak el világszerte. Pearse, akinek élettörténete kész regény, bravúros mesélő, történeteiben a legféltettebb és leggyűlöletesebb emberi érzelmek csapnak össze, rajongói szerint páratlan érzékkel mutatja meg, milyenek is vagyunk valójában; veszélyben, magányban, bűnben és szerelemben.

London, 1914. Belle Reilly finally has the life she's dreamed of thanks to a devoted husband in Jimmy and the hat shop she's wanted to own since she was a child. But as the storm clouds of World War One begin to gather, Belle's already turbulent life is to change in ways she never imagined possible. When Jimmy enlists in the army and leaves for the battlefields of Ypres, her world is shattered and she realises she can no longer stand by and watch, she must volunteer to help the wounded. But her work as a Red Cross ambulance driver in France throws her into the path of Etienne, the enigmatic man who played a significant role in her childhood, and Belle finds herself torn agonisingly between forbidden passion and loyalty to a good man. But the past returns to haunt her present in other - more unpleasant - ways and Belle's character is put to the test like never before. Can she survive this most brutal of wars with her spirit intact? And will destiny finally lead her to lasting happiness even while war rages all around?

She witnessed a murder - and now her life is in danger ...Fifteen year-old Belle, though raised in a London brothel, is an innocent. But when she witnesses one of the girls brutally strangled by a client, she is cast into a cruel, heartless world. Sn atched from the streets and sold into prostitution, she is made a courtesan in New Orleans. At the mercy of desperate men who crave her beauty and will do anything to keep her, Belle's dreams of home, family and freedom appear futile. Are Belle's cou rage and spirit strong enough to help her escape? And what will await her at the end of the long, dangerous journey home? Lesley Pearse, author of Number One bestseller "Stolen", has done it again with "Belle" - a heroine for our times: a strong woma n trying to be good in a world gone bad.

Gypsy is a compelling historical novel of survival from international number one bestselling author Lesley Pearse. Tragedy sent her on a journey far from home . . .Fifteen-year-old Beth's life is shattered when she and her brother Sam are orphaned. Believing that only in America can they make a fresh start, brother and sister leave Liverpool and embark on the greatest adventure of their lives.In New York, Beth's talent with the fiddle earns her the friendship of gamblers, chancers and other rogues. Dodging trouble across America, Beth and her friends head for the Klondike river in search of gold.How far must Beth go to find happiness? And will her travels lead this gypsy to a place she can ever call home?

1995, Scotland - The prison of Cornton Vale. Laura Brannigan is in jail for murder. For two years she's been battling for justic - insisting that she didn't kill her best friend, Jackie. Yet with her spirits at their lowest ebb, she receives a letter that takes her back to a different time and memory of an old love ...Twenty years ago was a heady time for Laura: she'd escaped an abusive home and together with new best friend Jackie she'd made a fresh start. The pair had sworn to be sisters for ever. And Stuart had come into their lives - giving Laura a brilliant summer of love. So what went wrong in the intervening years? And why is Stuart writing to Laura now? Does he have faith in her innocence? And can he help free Laura from prison - and her past?

1995, Scotland. The prison of Cornton Vale. Laura Brannigan is in jail for murder. For two years she´s been battling for justic - insisting that she didn´t kill her best friend, Jackie. Yet with her spirits at their lowest ebb, she receives a letter that

Set in the 1930's, the new novel from bestselling author Lesley Pearse tells the story of one girl's struggle against cruelty and, her quest for love. Adele Talbot is twelve when her younger sister is killed in a road accident in London's Kings Cross, and her mother Rose so devastated by the loss begins to abuse her. Adele is sent to a children's home in Tunbridge Wells, but soon runs away to trace her grandmother- Honour who she has discovered lives in Sussex. But Honour is a bitter, eccentric woman who is not best pleased to see her grandaughter. Eventually the two forge some sort of bond and Honour allows Adele to stay. When Adele meets Michael Bailey on the marshes two years later and real love and friendship enter her life, she feels she can finally put her hurtful past behind her. But then war breaks out and as if that wasn't upheaval enough, Rose decides to rear her ugly head again. And she has a few unpleasant surprises for Adele

Somerset, 1836, and baby Hope is cast out from a world of privilege as living proof of her mother's adultery ... Smuggled away from the Harveys and Briargate House to a nearby village, Hope grows up in the arms of the warm and loving Renton family, unawa

Two young sisters sent far, far from home

"Bocsáss meg!" - csupán ezt a rövid üzenetet hagyta Flora a családjának, mielőtt önkezével véget vetett volna az életének. Lánya, Eva körül hatalmasat fordul a világ, hiszen anyja öngyilkossága előtt meg volt győződve arról, hogy egy kiegyensúlyozott, boldog család tagja.