An emotional and moving epic saga of determination and drive by multi-million copy seller Elvi Rhodes, perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin, Dilly Court and Catherine Cookson.
READERS ARE LOVING RUTH APPLEBY!
"One of the books that a person can read countless times and still enjoy every page. It's magical..." - 5 STARS.
"Got totally lost in the pages." - 5 STARS.
"Another brilliant book by this author based in Yorkshire again. Family saga at its best. Will definitely read more by this author" - 5 STARS
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PASSIONATE, AMBITIOUS, BRAVE - A WOMAN LIKE NO OTHER.
Life for Ruth Appleby has never been easy - burying her mother at 12; a meagre existence as the daughter of a Victorian millhand; hard work as a glorified mother and housekeeper at home.
Longing to escape the bleak Yorkshire moors and desperate for adventure, she seizes the opportunity to venture on her own to America - a land on the brink of Civil War - to build the life she wants for herself.
Can she rise to the challenges America throws at her and find the life and love she has always desired?
Vorwort
Passionate, ambitious, brave - a woman like no other.
Autorentext
Elvi Rhodes was born and educated in Yorkshire, and now lives on the Sussex coast. She is the author of many bestselling novels including Opal, Doctor Rose, The Golden Girls, Madeleine, The House of Bonneau, Cara's Land, The Rainbow Through the Rain, The Bright One, The Mountain, Portrait of Chloe, Spring Music, Midsummer Meeting, The Birthday Party, Mulberry Lane, A Blessing In Disguise and The Apple Tree. A collection of stories, Summer Promise and Other Stories, is also published by Corgi Books.
Klappentext
At twelve she stood by her mother's grave on a bleak Yorkshire moor. Life, as the daughter of a Victorian millhand, had never been easy, but now she was mother and housekeeper both to the little family left behind.
As one tribulation after another beset her life, so a longing, a determination, grew - to venture out into a new world of independence and adventure, and when the chance came she seized it. America, even on the brink of civil war, was to offer a challenge that Ruth was ready to accept, and a love, not easy, but glorious and triumphant.
A giant of a book - about a woman who gave herself unstintingly -in love, in war, in the embracing of a new life in a vibrant land.
Zusammenfassung
An emotional and moving epic saga of determination and drive by multi-million copy seller Elvi Rhodes, perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin, Dilly Court and Catherine Cookson. READERS ARE LOVING RUTH APPLEBY!"e;One of the books that a person can read countless times and still enjoy every page. It's magical..."e; - 5 STARS."e;Got totally lost in the pages."e; - 5 STARS."e;Another brilliant book by this author based in Yorkshire again. Family saga at its best. Will definitely read more by this author"e; - 5 STARS***********************************************************PASSIONATE, AMBITIOUS, BRAVE - A WOMAN LIKE NO OTHER. Life for Ruth Appleby has never been easy - burying her mother at 12; a meagre existence as the daughter of a Victorian millhand; hard work as a glorified mother and housekeeper at home.Longing to escape the bleak Yorkshire moors and desperate for adventure, she seizes the opportunity to venture on her own to America - a land on the brink of Civil War - to build the life she wants for herself.Can she rise to the challenges America throws at her and find the life and love she has always desired?