This powerful new saga set in late nineteenth-century Wiltshire is Jess Foley’s fifth novel. She has also written So Long at the Fair and Too Close to the Sun.
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"* 'If all sagas were as convincing and exuberant as this, the world would be a better place. I loved it' - Monica Dickens * 'Jess has really captured the sense of a family united against great odds. The heroine, Abbie, is strong but flawed as all good heroines should be and as we follow her triumphs and trails we see her change from a girl to a woman in the most dramatic and satisfying of ways' - Iris Gower * 'A gripping saga...The author writes with exuberance and style, and the central characters are totally convincing. The climax of the story is superbly etched' - Northampton Chronicle & Echo * 'A compulsive and well-paced story' - Wiltshire Times * 'An earthy tale of love, longing and tragedy' - Swindon Evening Advertiser"
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Jess Foley worked for several years as a painter and actor before writing So Long At The Fair. This was followed by Too Close to the Sun. No Wings to Fly is her fifth novel.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Most depressing book I have ever read,
By Avid Reader "Avid Reader" (NC-USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: No Wings To Fly (Paperback)
This book begins with a beautiful main character, Lilly, who is shoved back three steps for every one she takes forward. In the beginning of the book, Lilly is about fourteen and has three years left before she can become a teacher. She has an evil, sharp-tongued stepmother and a loving, but harsh, father. When the father's pay is reduced, the parents tell Lilly that she cannot go back to school and will be sent to the home of a couple known by them to become a general maid. The poor child is expected to send a portion of her earnings back home. Maybe I just like happily-ever-after books but there is very little happiness in this book. In fact, it starts off on a sad note and gets progressively worse all the way to the end.
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