The Favourite Child [Paperback]

Freda Lightfoot (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2001

Isabella has always been her father's favourite, but when she becomes involved with the new birth control movement, her father is scandalized. He tells himself that it will be merely a phase, but as Bella's enthusiasm for "fallen women" shows no sign of abating, her father loses patience and banishes her from the family home, where friendship and love are not as easy as they seem.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Compelling and fascinating' -- Middlesborough Evening Gazette 'A stirring tale ... Freda Lightfoot always tells a good story.' -- Keswick Reminder

About the Author

Freda Lightfoot was born and brought up in the mill towns of Lancashire. She has been a teacher, bookseller and smallholder but began her writing career by publishing over forty short stories and articles and five historical romances under a different name. Having lived for many years in the Lake District and also in Cornwall, she now tries to divide her time between the two.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (November 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340769017
• ISBN-13: 978-0340769010
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,467,823 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born in Lancashire, Freda Lightfoot lived for a number of years in the Lake District where she ran a bookshop. She then tried her hand at the 'good life', kept sheep and hens, various orphaned cats and dogs, built drystone walls, planted a small wood and even learned how to make jam. She has now given up her thermals to build a house in an olive grove in Spain, where she produces her own olive oil. She has published over 30 novels including many bestselling family sagas and historical novels.