Set in the 1930's, the new novel from bestselling author Lesley Pearse tells the story of one girl's struggle against cruelty and, her quest for love. Adele Talbot is twelve when her younger sister is killed in a road accident in London's Kings Cross, and her mother Rose - so devastated by the loss - begins to abuse her. Adele is sent to a children's home in Tunbridge Wells, but soon runs away to trace her grandmother- Honour who she has discovered lives in Sussex. But Honour is a bitter, eccentric woman who is not best pleased to see her granddaughter. Eventually the two forge some sort of bond and Honour allows Adele to stay. When Adele meets Michael Bailey on the marshes two years later and real love and friendship enter her life, she feels she can finally put her hurtful past behind her. But then war breaks out and as if that wasn't upheaval enough, Rose decides to rear her ugly head again. And she has a few unpleasant surprises for Adele
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Look at You is Lesley Pearse's thirteeth book. A number-one bestseller, she is greatly loved around the world, and her novels have sold over 2 million copies in the UK alone. Her seven most recent books, including Remember Me, Till We Meet Again, Father Unknown and Trust Me, are published by Penguin. Lesley lives near Bristol, has three daughters and one grandson.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Forgiveness Doesn't Come Easily-Great Read A+++++!!,
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This review is from: Secrets (Paperback)
After reading my second Lesley Pearse book now, Secrets, I find it hard to love any other author quite as much. Pearse is a very talented writer, and sure knows how to put a beautiful story together.In this book, it begins with the story of Adele as a youngster, and her little sister Pamela getting killed in a hit-and-run accident. Adele is overcome with shock, and fears for her life, because her mother hates her, and loves Pamela. Her mother's wrath will be horrible, and Adele knows she'll be even more hated now than already. And sure enough, this is what happens. Her mother tries to kill Adele, and lives in a drunken stupor. Later Adele gets sent away to an orphanage where she is sexually abused by Mr. Makepeace, the male owner of the group home. Fearing for her life once again, she runs away to her grandmother's home, knowing where she lives, but has a long way to travel there on foot. By the time she reaches Honor, her cantankerous grandma's house, she is very very ill, and collapses on the front porch when she gets there. Her granmother, not happy at all about meeting her granddaughter, begrudgingly nurses her back to health. It is at some point though, that the old lady's heart gives in, and the two become very close. Honor adopts Adele, taking her into her legal guardianship, severing all ties with her mother who is in a mental hospital. The story moves on, Adele grows up, and becomes a nurse, working very hard. She meets her first love, but then there is the impending war, so he is sent away. At some point, her mother returns, and then the whole plot of the story changes, as seeking forgiveness isn't easy, and there are more terrible secrets in the past that will shock everyone with the return of Rose in the picture.
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