The Girl from Poor House Lane [Import] [Hardcover]

FREDA LIGHTFOOT (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: HODDER & STOUGHTON LTD (2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340829982
• ISBN-13: 978-0340829981
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,738,250 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.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book - Great Reading, January 5, 2006

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Maureen (Calgary, AB) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Girl from Poor House Lane (Paperback)

This is the first book I have read from Freda Lightfoot - and it's a great book.

If you like Authors like Anita Burgh, Maeve Binchy and Maureen Lee - you will love this book.

Ms Lightfoot is brilliant with this book of Historical Fiction, the characters come to life - it's engrossing - she strikes that fine balance in this type of novel that can sometimes become all about the 'love story' - not here - the story is well told and solid.

There is a follow up to this novel "Woman from Heartbreak House" which I have just purchased.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Girl From Poor House Lane, September 25, 2010

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maidm64 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Girl from Poor House Lane (Paperback)

Great book - so many interesting characters, & stories within a story. Am rapidly becoming a Freda Lightfoot fan.