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Author: Maggie Craig
Genre: Women's Reads
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780749079390
Pages: 448
Rights: World
Pub. Date: 12th October 2009
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Price: £7.99
Format: Paperback
Life has not been kind to young orphans Kate and Andrew Dunbar. Worked all day for no pay by her strict aunt and preyed on at night by her merciless uncle in Regency Edinburgh’s South Bridge, Kate has little time to daydream about the future. If only they could get away from their relatives, but how is she going to manage that? Then one day Richard Hope walks into her life…
An upper-class student studying medicine at Edinburgh University, Richard knows that he and Kate are at opposite ends of the social divide, but as soon as he laid his eyes upon her, he knew Kate was the girl for him. But Kate’s scheming uncle is determined to twist the situation to his own advantage, willing to exploit his niece’s feelings in order to blackmail her wealthy suitor. Can their fragile relationship survive the pressures of family and society’s disapproval or will they be forced apart?
‘Ladies, set aside a whole evening because stopping isn’t an option for this incredibly evocative, heart-wrenching story that asks whether love can conquer all’The Herald
‘Incredibly evocative, heart-wrenching story’Saturday Plus
‘Another triumph of historical narrative…Ms Craig, as usual, has done her homework well and, with wonderfully descriptive, flowing prose, beacons the reader into a time warp of a 19th century Edinburgh with heightened sensory perception.’Dumfries and Galloway Standard
'This is a heart-stopping tale of love put to the test, and yes it's Romance with a capital 'R', but the strong historical setting gives it an added dimension...[Maggie Craig's] vivid depiction of life at the time is one of the great pleasures of the book...and the skilful portrayal of Kate and Richard in whom the optimism of youth and the power of passion convincingly combine soon had me rooting for them - that and the masterly manipulation of the plot. A powerful story.' ’Scots Magazine
‘Craig seems to fully inhabit her fictional world in a manner reminiscent of Daphne du Maurier and provides a sensorial feast for the reader’Scotsman
‘A gripping and moving family story’The Sunday post
‘Ladies, set aside a whole evening because stopping isn't an option for this incredibly evocative, heart-wrenching story that asks whether love can conquer all.’Shari Low, Scottish Daily Record
‘Incurably romantic…it's a big, huge, romantic story, this, but a totally heart-melting ending.’Claire English, BBC Radio Scotland
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'A beautiful book. The characters were so real and alive in a way that I have not come across for some time in the books I have read. This is the first time I have ever written to compliment an author, and I would not have done so if I had not felt the book seeping into my veins! I have read other books by Maggie Craig, but this is her best.'Janz Duncan
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