REMEMBER ME by Lesley Pearse ( 9780141046082 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

REMEMBER ME

By:

Lesley Pearse

Format:

Paperback

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£8.99

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£6.56

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ISBN 10:

0141046082

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9780141046082

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Publisher:

PENGUIN BOOKS LTD

Pub. date:

25 September, 2003

Pages:

560

Description:

In 1786 a fisherman's daughter from Cornwall called Mary Broad was sentenced to be hung for theft. But her sentence was commuted, and she was transported to Australia, one of the first convicts to arrive there.

Synopsis:

Based on a true story, Remember Me brings Mary Broad vividly to life in this moving story of a woman triumphing against overwhelming odds. She made one mistake, and now she'll never see home again . . .Mary, a Cornish mariner's daughter, makes the biggest mistake of her short life when she steals a silk hat. Convicted and sentenced to be transported to Australia, she endures horrific conditions aboard ship before landing in a brutal and barbaric country. It will take all her courage just to survive. But Mary is also determined to make something of herself in this rugged man's world. And she dreams that one day she will find a way of crossing the cruel seas that lie between her and home . . . Santa Montefiore and Penny Vincenzi fans will swiftly fall for Lesley Pearse's mesmerising novels - you'll want to read them again and again . . . 'With characters it is impossible not to care about . . . this is storytelling at its very best' Daily Mail'An emotional and moving epic you won't forget in a hurry' Woman's Weekly'Utterly riveting, brilliant' Closer

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Penguin Books Ltd

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