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A Daughter’s Return
- Author
- Josephine Cox
- Narrator
- Carole Boyd
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 4 March 2021
- Run Time
- 11 hours 35 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
Florence Stanville is a woman with a past. When she moves to Guisethorpe on the east coast of England, the townsfolk are intrigued by the glamorous and mysterious stranger, with her flame-red hair and abrupt manners.
Florence doesn’t care about the gossips – she’s drawn to the peaceful seaside town by the pull of her childhood, when she lived for a brief but happy time with her beloved late mother. The riddle of those days remains and now Florence can only snatch at half-remembered memories and shadowy figures in her dreams.
As Florence is reluctantly drawn into the lives of her new neighbours, the layers of her own life are revealed, though it’s clear not everyone wishes her well. Far from finding peace, Florence has found instead turmoil and secrets. Can she put the pieces of her past together, or will it remain a closed book forever…?
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'Thanks to her near faultless writing, sympathies will lurch from one character to another, and as events reach their dramatic conclusion readers will find it impossible to tear themselves away.' News of the World
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'Another hit for Josephine Cox' Sunday Express
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‘Cox's talent as storyteller never lets you escape the spell' Daily Mail
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'Another masterpiece' Best
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‘Another beautifully spun family epic' Scottish Daily Echo
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'A born storyteller' Bedfordshire Times
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‘A surefire winner' Woman's Weekly
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Details
- Author
- Josephine Cox
- Narrator
- Carole Boyd
- Duration
- 11 hours 35 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 March 2021
- ISBN
- 9780008128517
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Family saga / generational saga fiction, Narrative theme: sense of place, Narrative theme: journeys and voyages, Family life fiction / Stories about family
Synopsis
A compelling family drama from the nation’s favourite storyteller. Florence Stanville is a woman with a past. When she moves to Guisethorpe on the east coast of England, the townsfolk are intrigued by the glamorous and mysterious stranger, with her flame-red hair and abrupt manners. Florence doesn’t care about the gossips – she’s drawn to the peaceful seaside town by the pull of her childhood, when she lived for a brief but happy time with her beloved late mother. The riddle of those days remains and now Florence can only snatch at half-remembered memories and shadowy figures in her dreams. As Florence is reluctantly drawn into the lives of her new neighbours, the layers of her own life are revealed, though it’s clear not everyone wishes her well. Far from finding peace, Florence has found instead turmoil and secrets. Can she put the pieces of her past together, or will it remain a closed book forever…?
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