Book description
Camellia Norton is orphaned at fifteen when her mother's body is
fished from a river in rural Sussex. And when she discovers a cache of
letters amongst her mother's effects she realises that the past she
has always been so sure of has been built on a tissue of lies.
Devastated, she runs away to London, and loses herself in a
metropolis that offers opportunity, temptation and danger, especially
to a young girl hungry for love and acceptance.
But her past won't stay buried forever, and eventually Camellia
begins the long journey towards uncovering the truth about her
background, and also, ultimately, about herself.
Lesley Pearse was born in Rochester, Kent, but has lived in the West
Country for the last thirty-two years. She has three daughters and a
grandson. She is the author of seventeen novels and now writes
full-time.
