Every heart holds a secret... The stunning debut from an incredibly talented new author
Saved from the Thames one foggy London night, Pearl grows up at the House of Mermaids - a brothel that becomes the closest thing to home. But despite being cosseted and spoiled by the Madame, come her 14th year, Pearl is to be sold to the highest bidder. Orphaned twins Lily and Elijah are on a rare [...]
'Some secrets are better left buried...' When seventeen-year old Phoebe Turner visits Wilton's Music Hall to watch her Aunt Cissy performing on stage, she risks the wrath of her mother Maud who marches with the Hallelujah Army, campaigning for all London theatres to close. While there, Phoebe is dra[...]
Since she was found as a baby, floating in the Thames one foggy night, the web-toed Pearl has been brought up in a brothel known as the House of Mermaids. Cosseted and pampered there, it is only when her fourteenth birthday approaches that Pearl realises she is to be sold to the highest bidder. Mean[...]
"Vissa hemligheter mår bäst av att förbli dolda." Om ändå Phoebe Turner hade lyssnat på det rådet när hon fick syn på främlingen i teatermörkret. Han kändes så välbekant och ett litet samtal kan väl inte förändra något ...
Sjuttonåriga Phoebes tant Cissi dör och hennes[...]
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Vissa hemligheter mår bäst av att förbli dolda. Om ändå Phoebe Turner hade lyssnat på det rådet när hon fick syn på främlingen i teatermörkret. Han kändes så välbekant och ett litet samtal kan väl inte förändra något
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