Ribbon of Moonlight [Paperback]

Margaret Kaine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 18, 2008

When her beloved grandfather dies in 1958, Polly Merton is forced to share her home with a woman she scarcely knows—the mother who abandoned her. Sadie Merton, glamorous and selfish, has her own set of morals and Polly is appalled by her scandalous lifestyle. Ashamed and resentful, she takes refuge in her friends and her college studies. Then Polly's love of France takes her to Paris. And after a chance encounter her life will never be the same again. Prize-winning novelist Margaret Kaine brilliantly evokes the way of life of a bygone era, a time when the tragic memories of wartime were at last giving way to a new generation's hopes and dreams.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'A touching and genuinely moving novel with a cast of brilliantly drawn characters.' -- Maureen Lee, on ROSES FOR REBECCA 20061101 'The spirit of a new age is beautifully captured.' -- Choice 20061101 'A complex, satisfying read' -- Leicester Mercury, on RIBBON OF MOONLIGHT 20080711 'a sensitive and well-crafted portrayal of a young unmarried girl ... How true to life it seemed. A good read.' -- Historical Novels Review on ROSES FOR REBECCA 20080501 'A riveting story, absorbingly told' -- Ireland on Sunday on ROSEMARY 20080501 'A perfect novel ... Kaine is great at conveying the tough times following the Second World War. Beth is an inspiring heroine, and readers will love her rise from rags to riches' -- Irish Tatler on RING OF CLAY 20080501 'Kaine is a fantastic storyteller and has a knack for connecting with the reader and making her characters seem true to life' -- Woman's Way on ROSEMARY 20080501

About the Author

Margaret Kaine is the author of Friends and Families, A Girl of Her Time, Rosemary, and Roses for Rebecca. Her first novel, Ring of Clay, won the 2002 Romantic Novelists’ Association/Reader’s Digest of Love and Life New Writer’s Award.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (September 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340923946
• ISBN-13: 978-0340923948
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,469,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born and educated in the Potteries in Staffordshire, Margaret Kaine now lives in Leicester. Her short stories have been published widely in women's magazines in the UK, and also in Australia, Norway, South Africa and Ireland. Ring of Clay, her debut novel, won both the RNA's New Writer's Award in 2002 and the Society of Authors' Sagittarius Prize in 2003. She has now published six romantic sagas about life in the Potteries between the 50's and 70's; her latest novel, Ribbon of Moonlight is also set partly in Paris. Translations include German and French and all details of her books can be found on her website - www.margaretkaine.com