About this ebook
She longed to be reunited with her family. The compelling new novel from the Sunday Times top ten bestselling author of The Workhouse Girl.
Eleven-year-old Stella Barry is forced into service when her family find themselves living hand-to-mouth.
Leaving her mother and younger brother and sister behind, Stella goes to a big country house outside London. When she returns home one Sunday, she discovers they have disappeared. Thrown out of their lodgings, no one knows where they have gone.
Seven years later it looks likely Stella will soon become Cook. But circumstances compel her to flee with no references and only a few personal possessions to her name.
She has never forgotten her loving family and is determined to find out what happened to them – once and for all.
Eleven-year-old Stella Barry is forced into service when her family find themselves living hand-to-mouth.
Leaving her mother and younger brother and sister behind, Stella goes to a big country house outside London. When she returns home one Sunday, she discovers they have disappeared. Thrown out of their lodgings, no one knows where they have gone.
Seven years later it looks likely Stella will soon become Cook. But circumstances compel her to flee with no references and only a few personal possessions to her name.
She has never forgotten her loving family and is determined to find out what happened to them – once and for all.
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4.7
59 reviews
irene Johnson
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September 16, 2014
I loved reading this book couldn't put it down ,you almost feel that your in the story ,very intriguing this one was.
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Tracey Aplin
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August 7, 2015
Really enjoyable read first book I've read by Dilly Court. Hope there's more
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Karlea
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February 26, 2024
brilliant read loved every page ❤️ I will definitely read more like this
About the author
Dilly Court grew up in North-east London and began her career in television, writing scripts for commercials. She is married with two grown-up children and four grandchildren, and now lives in Dorset on the beautiful Jurassic Coast with her husband. She is the bestselling author of more than thirty novels.
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