Born to Serve

Josephine Cox

lis 2022. · Bolinda · Pripovijeda Sherry Baines

O ovoj audioknjizi

‘I can take him away from you any time I want.’ Her mistress’s cruel taunt is deeply disturbing to Jenny Dickens – why would Claudia be interested in a servant’s sweetheart? All the same, Jenny reckons without Claudia’s vicious nature. Using a wily trick, Claudia seduces Frank who, overcome with shame, leaves the household for a new life in Blackburn. Losing Frank is just the first of many disasters that leave Jenny struggling to cope alone. When Claudia gives birth to a baby girl – Frank’s child – she disowns the helpless infant and relies on Jenny to care for little Katie and love her as her own. Always afraid for the child who has come to depend on her, Jenny is constantly called upon to show courage and fortitude to fight for all she holds dear. In her heart, she yearns for Frank, believing that one day they must be reunited ...

O autoru

Josephine Cox was born in Blackburn, one of ten children. At the age of sixteen, Josephine met and married her husband Ken, and had two sons. When the boys started school, she decided to go to college and eventually gained a place at Cambridge University. She was unable to take this up as it would have meant living away from home, but she went into teaching – and started to write her first full-length novel. She won the Superwoman of Great Britain Award, for which her family had secretly entered her, at the same time as her novel was accepted for publication. She is now a No.1 bestselling author with over 40 books to her name.

Sherry Baines has narrated over 75 audiobooks for the UK and USA. Her British TV appearances include Ralph & Katie, The A Word, Call the Midwife, Casualty and Doctors. On The English stage, she has worked with Alan Ayckbourn, Improbable Theatre, Hull Truck and in London‘s West End in The Mousetrap, as well as in rep and on tour around the UK. Her films include Testimony and the Bollywood film Jungle Cry. She is also a qualified executive coach and works with corporate clients on impact and presentation skills and effective communication.