The Orphan's Gift
An unputdownable Liverpool saga of love and loss
Published on 12. December 2019
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-1-4722-6404-6 (ISBN)
Description
When all seems lost, will her mother's legacy keep her safe?
Praise for Anne Baker's Merseyside sagas: 'A stirring tale of romance and passion, poverty and ambition' Liverpool Echo
Aimee Kendrick is no stranger to heartache. Having lost her father during the Great War and her mother, a famous French impressionist painter, in a tragic accident, Aimee is brought up by her troubled grandparents on the banks of the river Mersey. She works hard at her art lessons and is encouraged to believe she has inherited her mother's gift, but it is her childhood friend and fellow student Frankie Hopkins who shows greater talent. When Frankie joins the Kendrick's textile mill to work on new fabric designs, Aimee begs her grandfather to teach her how to run the business. Working together, Aimee and Frankie become much more than friends but then they find themselves involved in family problems and it is impossible to know what the future holds.
Praise for Anne Baker's Merseyside sagas: 'A stirring tale of romance and passion, poverty and ambition' Liverpool Echo
Aimee Kendrick is no stranger to heartache. Having lost her father during the Great War and her mother, a famous French impressionist painter, in a tragic accident, Aimee is brought up by her troubled grandparents on the banks of the river Mersey. She works hard at her art lessons and is encouraged to believe she has inherited her mother's gift, but it is her childhood friend and fellow student Frankie Hopkins who shows greater talent. When Frankie joins the Kendrick's textile mill to work on new fabric designs, Aimee begs her grandfather to teach her how to run the business. Working together, Aimee and Frankie become much more than friends but then they find themselves involved in family problems and it is impossible to know what the future holds.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Anne Baker's gripping Merseyside sagas: 'A stirring tale of romance and passion, poverty and ambition - Liverpool EchoA heartwarming saga - Woman s Weekly
Baker's understanding and compassion for very human dilemmas makes her one of romantic fiction's most popular authors - Lancashire Evening Post
Truly compelling...rich in language and descriptive prose - Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening Chronicle
With characters who are strong, warm and sincere, this is a joy to read - Coventry Evening Telegraph
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
610 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4722-6404-6 (9781472264046)
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E-Book
12/2019
1st Edition
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Person
Anne Baker trained as a nurse at Birkenhead General Hospital, but after her marriage went to live first in Libya and then in Nigeria. She eventually returned to her native Birkenhead where she worked as a Health Visitor for over ten years before taking up writing. Anne Baker now lives in Cornwall, where she continues to write, and her previous Merseyside sagas are all available from Headline.