Pauper's Child [Paperback]

Meg Hutchinson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 3, 2005

Increasingly desperate poverty after her beloved father's suicide forces a crisis for Callista Stanford, for vicious rent collector Oswin Slade will accept only the girl's body in payment for the rent due. Repulsed by his advances, Callista postpones the evil day until it is too late. Homeless and destitute, Callista finds refuge with Abigail and Daniel Roberts, a kindly couple, potters by trade. Taught by her father to appreciate beauty, Callista proves to have a feeling for the clay and with Daniel's help comes to be mistress of the Leabrook Pottery. But there is no happy ending yet; an unseen enemy, a depraved woman, lurks in the shadows, intent on harm to the pauper's child.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Praise for THE DEVERELL WOMAN: 'Hutchinson knows how to spin a good yarn. One for those cold nights curled up in front of the fire.' -- Birmingham Evening Mail Praise for UNHOLY LOVE: 'A beautiful piece of imaginative living fiction.' -- North Wales Chronicle Praise for PEPPERCORN WOMAN: 'The mistress of simmering sagas gives us the story of another heroine, whose spirit and courage will entrance readers.' -- Peterborough Evening Telegraph

About the Author

Meg Hutchinson left school at fifteen and didn't return to education until she was thirty-three, when she entered Teacher Training College and studied for her degree in the evenings. She lived for sixty years in Wednesbury, where her parents and grandparents spent all their lives, but now has a quiet little cottage in Shropshire where she can indulge her passion for storytelling. It is a passion that has reaped dividends, with her novels regularly appearing in bestseller lists.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Hodder Pb (January 3, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340829958
• ISBN-13: 978-0340829950
• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 1.1 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,646,424 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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