A child of the Dales
Allen, Diane (Romantic fiction writer)2022
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Abandoned as a baby on the steps of a remote inn, Ruby Blake has been raised by the innkeeper's wife, Martha Metcalfe, unknowing of the family searching for her. One wild stormy night, Ruby is reunited with her long-lost father, who wants to whisk her away to Banksgill Farm for a happy life with her true family. Feeling betrayed by Martha, Ruby follows her father for the chance of a new life. However, Ruby is quickly outcast from her real family for being born of Romani blood by everyone but the charming stable hand, Tom Adams. Struck with loneliness in a village of people who find ways to make her miserable, she seeks friendship and love in Tom. As their relationship blossoms, Ruby is faced with the temptations of a handsome local miner, and when rumours begin to spread, Ruby feels more lost and confused than ever.
Main title:
A child of the Dales / Diane Allen.
Imprint:
London : Macmillan, 2022.
Collation:
316 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781529037203 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.92S823.9'2FGAF
LC class:
PR6101
Local class:
FTFICFAFS
Language:
English
BRN:
3125295