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Abridged reading. Beauty Cookson is no beauty. She's a plain, timid girl surrounded by super-confident, snooty girls at school. Worse than the teasing in the playground, though, is the unpredictable criticism from her father. Frequently berated for breaking any of Dad's hyper-fussy house rules, as well as for her lack of looks, confidence & friends, Beauty lives in uneasy fear whenever Dad's at home. Her pretty, sweet mum is equally subject to Dad's tirades. Eventually, after an unbearable birthday party & a very real fear that Dad's temper is out of control, Mum & Beauty run away. Very soon Mum & Beauty find themselves in an idyllic seaside resort where their new-found freedom & a moment of culinary inspiration give them a hobby, an income & even a new nickname for Beauty. Soon all Beauty's dreams come true
- & she deserves it! A charming, page-turning & heart-warming story from this beloved author.