Lesley Pearse's novels have sold five million copies worldwide. Her fourteen most recent books, including Belle and Stolen - both of which went to Number One - are huge bestsellers and available as Penguin paperbacks. Lesley lives near Bristol and has three daughters and two grandchildren.
A heartwarming tale of the triumph of the human spirit * Woman and Home * An emotional and moving epic you won't forget in a hurry * Woman's Weekly * With characters it is impossible not to care about, this is storytelling at its very best * Daily Mail * From the international No.1 bestselling author Lesley Pearse, comes Charlie the compulsive page-turner. She has to protect her parents . . . even if they are keeping secrets. Her family is threatened and only she can save it . . . * from the publisher's description *