Roses for Rebecca [Paperback]

Margaret Kaine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2007

Orphaned and homeless, Rebecca Lawson returns to London to work with her aunt and uncle at their pub in the East End. When the charming Ian Beresford walks into her bar, Rebecca—longing for security and a home—falls in love. But Ian soon disappears and Rebecca discovers that she is pregnant. Frantic with worry, she travels to Ian’s family home in search of him, only to find news of an appalling tragedy. Now Rebecca must struggle to pick up the pieces of her life and raise her newborn child.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'A touching and genuinely moving novel with a cast of brilliantly drawn characters.' -- Maureen Lee, on ROSES FOR REBECCA 20061101 'A riveting story, absorbingly told' -- Ireland on Sunday on ROSEMARY 20061101 'She has a real gift for characterisation, and for making the various people who bring her tales to vivid life totally believable.' -- Leicester Mercury on ROSES FOR REBECCA 20061101 '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 20061101 '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 20061101 'a sensitive and well-crafted portrayal of a young unmarried girl ... How true to life it seemed. A good read.' -- Historical Novels Review 20080501

About the Author

Margaret Kaine is the author of Friends and Families, A Girl of Her Time, and Rosemary. 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: 448 pages
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (June 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 034092392X
• ISBN-13: 978-0340923924
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,887,870 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