Book description
Growing up in a small Wiltshire village, Abbie Morris knows what lies
ahead of her - a life of drudgery as a menial servant, like that of
her sisters. But everything changes when Abbie is twelve and their
emotional, spirited mother casts them into a crisis for which no one
is prepared.
Six years later the Morris family have rebuilt their lives, and when
Abbie and Beatie, Abbie's adored elder sister, set off for the county
fair, the world seems a good place. But their new-found happiness is
not to last. A chance encounter with Louis, a personable, handsome
stranger, leads to tragedy and has repercussions that threaten to
destroy Abbie's peace of mind for ever.
Abbie struggles to forget what happened that night, to get on with
her life, but when she meets charming, honourable Arthur - and
re-encounters Louis - it becomes clear that she might never recover
from the night they stayed so long at the fair...
Jess Foley was born in Wiltshire but moved to London to study at the
Chelsea School of Art and then worked for several years as a painter and
actor before writing
So Long At The Fair
. Jess lives in south London and is currently working on a new novel,
Too Close To The Sun
.
