The House, a place of ambition, hope, friendship... & betrayal.
Once allies, Labour MP Owen Mc Kenna & Conservative
Dr Ruth Galloway is called in by a team of archaeologists investigating coastal erosion on the north Norfolk coast, when they
...Engl&, 1899. A new century is dawning, & two young friends are about to enter into a world of money, privilege and family
...
Snubbed by aristocratic neighbour Lord Frampton at a coming-of-age ball, Donald Oliver dreams of the day hell have his vengeance.
Laura Oliver, beautiful & tempestuous, falls in love with Giovanni, an Italian ex-prisoner-of-war, now a humble cook. Disdaining her fathers snobbishness
- & his wrath
- the couple flee to London.
Giovanni & Laura arrive to a city that has not yet re-awoken after the traumas of war. Facing destitution, only their love for one another & their dream of opening a restaurant business keeps them going.
From Cotswolds farmland to London fish markets, society ballrooms to icy gutters, this is a tale of prejudice & ambition, power & passion, & one couples struggle to overcome all obstacles & carve out a life of their own.
Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781787476646
• Author: Prue Leith
• Publisher: Quercus
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 426
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 3cm