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Georgia
- Author
- Lesley Pearse
- Narrator
- Emma Powell
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 1 February 2008
- Run Time
- 23 hours 6 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Lesley Pearse
- Narrator
- Emma Powell
- Duration
- 23 hours 6 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 February 2008
- ISBN
- 9781407415758
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
When nine-year-old orphan Georgia James is unexpectedly fostered by the kindly Celia and her bank manager husband, she can hardly believe her luck. But then - on her fifteenth birthday - she suffers the cruellest betrayal of all, at the hands of her foster father and is forced to run away, leaving everything she loves behind her. Penniless, sleeping rough, Georgia is soon introduced to the sleazy Soho world of brassy strippers, sweat shops, camaraderie and hardship. Fired by a fierce ambition, blessed with an extraordinary voice, her long struggle for fame and fortune begins. But even when she reaches the top she finds that the scars of the past can open up to ruin her...
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