{"product_id":"9781471141003-the-glovemakers-daughter","title":"The Glovemaker's Daughter","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet in the present day and 1724 about the dark secrets in a family’s past, \u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker’s Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e is the wonderful new novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Postcard\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Pearl\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE LAST PEARL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e AND \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDANCING AT THE VICTORY CAFE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, this is a beautiful novel about dark family secrets, betrayal, love and redemption.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1666.\u003c\/b\u003e A child is born in the farmhouse at Windebank, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Named Rejoice (Joy) by her dying father, Joy grows up witness to the persecution of the farming community for following a banned faith. Defying the authority of the local priest, she joins a group of Yorkshire pioneers travelling to the New World to form a colony close to Philadelphia - a passionate, rebellious and courageous woman fighting against the constraints of the time. Will she find peace and love?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2014.\u003c\/b\u003e A leather-bound book is found buried in the walls of the Meeting House in Good Hope, Pennsylvania. Its details trace the owner back to a Yorkshire farm in the Dales.  And so a correspondence begins between Rachel Moorside and the man who found the journal, Sam Storer, as Rachel uncovers the tumultuous secrets of her family’s history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Leah Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A moving and compelling story about a lifetime’s journey in search of the truth’ \u003cb\u003eRachel Hore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Grand opening and even more heartfelt ending’ \u003cb\u003eHistorical Novel Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Delves deep into the human spirit, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses’ \u003cb\u003eMonique Mulligan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Fleming has created the perfect wartime heroine’ \u003cb\u003eWriting.ie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Fleming handles the narrative deftly . the time flew by’ \u003cb\u003eIf These Books Could Talk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Rich and enticing and the book is brimming with secrets and mysteries’ \u003cb\u003eDot Scribbles \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Fascinating and unputdownable’ \u003cb\u003eTrisha Ashley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A fabulous story of people, places and pearls from a master storyteller’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLancashire Evening Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Evokes war-time Britain in bright, patriotic colours’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535929287030,"sku":"9781471141003","price":5.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31852923.jpg?v=1774283477","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471141003-the-glovemakers-daughter","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}