The Charmer [Hardcover]

Mandasue Heller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2006

Maria Price has inherited a big house in the best part of Manchester, and more money that she could have ever dreamed. An orphan since 11, she thought she would never again have a family or security. Then she meets handsome, charming Joel Parry, and he just happens to need a place to stay. Before long, Joel has moved into Maria’s new house and has begun spending her money. But Joel is deep in Manchester’s drug scene, and his terrifying past is about to catch up with him—and the naïve girl who trusts him.

Editorial Reviews

Review

" 'Gripping...powerful writing.' Scotland on Sunday on FORGET ME NOT. 'Cracking page-turner...a gritly compassionate account of life on the margins.' Manchester Evening News on FORGET ME NOT. 'Alarming and beguiling...curiously exhilarating.' Scotsman on THE FRONT. 'Mandasue has played a real blinder with this great novel.' Martina Cole on FORGET ME NOT"

About the Author

Mandasue was born in Cheshire and moved to Manchester in 1982. She spent ten years living in the notorious Hulme Cresecents which have since become the background to her novels. Not only is she a talented writer, but she has also sung in cabaret and rock groups, seventies soul cover bands and blues jam bands.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (July 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340838280
• ISBN-13: 978-0340838280
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,898,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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