Pearl in a Cage: A Woody Creek Novel 1

Name: Pearl in a Cage: A Woody Creek Novel 1
Brand: Pan Macmillan Australia
SKU: 03879954

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3944199Pearl in a Cage: A Woody Creek Novel 1https://www.gandhi.com.mx/pearl-in-a-cage-a-woody-creek-novel-1-9781741987553/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3493585/cc670494-6fbe-4a84-bef0-1e52642f8428.jpg?v=638385452674800000174193MXNPan Macmillan AustraliaInStock/Ebooks/The first book in the dark and addictive Woody Creek series from bestselling Australian author Joy Dettman"Dettman writes compulsively readable stories" The AgeSpanning two momentous decades and capturing rural Australias complex and mysterious heart, Pearl in a Cage is unputdownable.On a balmy midsummers evening in 1923, a young woman - foreign, dishevelled and heavily pregnant - is found unconscious just off the railway tracks in the tiny logging community of Woody Creek.The town midwife, Gertrude Foote, is roused from her bed when the woman is brought to her door. Try as she might, Gertrude is unable to save her - but the baby lives.When no relatives come forth to claim the infant, Gertrudes daughter Amber - who has recently lost a son in childbirth - and her husband Norman take the child in. In the ensuing weeks, Norman becomes convinced that God has sent the baby to their door, and in an act of reckless compassion, he names the baby Jennifer and registers her in place of his son.Loved by some but scorned by more - including her stepmother and stepsister who resent the interloper - Jenny survives her childhood and grows into an exquisite and talented young woman. But who were her parents? Why does she so strongly resemble an old photograph of Gertrudes philandering husband? And will she one day fulfil her potential?"Joy Dettman is a natural-born storyteller whose dark tales of rural life are addictive ..." The AgeFans of Rosalie Hams The Dressmaker will love Joy Dettman....3879954Pearl in a Cage: A Woody Creek Novel 1174193https://www.gandhi.com.mx/pearl-in-a-cage-a-woody-creek-novel-1-9781741987553/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3493585/cc670494-6fbe-4a84-bef0-1e52642f8428.jpg?v=638385452674800000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20099781741987553_W3siaWQiOiJhZTEzNzg4My1hM2UyLTRiZjMtYmZhZi05OTliYWI4NjE1NGUiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjE5MywiZGlzY291bnQiOjE5LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjE3NCwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDctMDFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781741987553_The first book in the dark and addictive Woody Creek series from bestselling Australian author Joy DettmanDettman writes compulsively readable stories The AgeSpanning two momentous decades and capturing rural Australias complex and mysterious heart, Pearl in a Cage is unputdownable.On a balmy midsummers evening in 1923, a young woman - foreign, dishevelled and heavily pregnant - is found unconscious just off the railway tracks in the tiny logging community of Woody Creek.The town midwife, Gertrude Foote, is roused from her bed when the woman is brought to her door. Try as she might, Gertrude is unable to save her - but the baby lives.When no relatives come forth to claim the infant, Gertrudes daughter Amber - who has recently lost a son in childbirth - and her husband Norman take the child in. In the ensuing weeks, Norman becomes convinced that God has sent the baby to their door, and in an act of reckless compassion, he names the baby Jennifer and registers her in place of his son.Loved by some but scorned by more - including her stepmother and stepsister who resent the interloper - Jenny survives her childhood and grows into an exquisite and talented young woman. But who were her parents? Why does she so strongly resemble an old photograph of Gertrudes philandering husband? And will she one day fulfil her potential?Joy Dettman is a natural-born storyteller whose dark tales of rural life are addictive ... The AgeFans of Rosalie Hams The Dressmaker will love Joy Dettman....(*_*)9781741987553_The first book in the dark and addictive Woody Creek series from bestselling Australian author Joy Dettman"Dettman writes compulsively readable stories" The AgeSpanning two momentous decades and capturing rural Australias complex and mysterious heart, Pearl in a Cage is unputdownable.On a balmy midsummers evening in 1923, a young woman - foreign, dishevelled and heavily pregnant - is found unconscious just off the railway tracks in the tiny logging community of Woody Creek.The town midwife, Gertrude Foote, is roused from her bed when the woman is brought to her door. Try as she might, Gertrude is unable to save her - but the baby lives.When no relatives come forth to claim the infant, Gertrudes daughter Amber - who has recently lost a son in childbirth - and her husband Norman take the child in. In the ensuing weeks, Norman becomes convinced that God has sent the baby to their door, and in an act of reckless compassion, he names the baby Jennifer and registers her in place of his son.Loved by some but scorned by more - including her stepmother and stepsister who resent the interloper - Jenny survives her childhood and grows into an exquisite and talented young woman. But who were her parents? Why does she so strongly resemble an old photograph of Gertrudes philandering husband? And will she one day fulfil her potential?"Joy Dettman is a natural-born storyteller whose dark tales of rural life are addictive ..." The AgeFans of Rosalie Hams The Dressmaker will love Joy Dettman....9781741987553_Pan Macmillan Australialibro_electonico_bb612cb3-7b81-4a97-8bae-f0af7211129e_9781741987553;9781741987553_9781741987553Joy DettmanInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/macmillanau-epub-22c00646-eeeb-46f1-a0e1-663cc1318190.epub2009-10-01T00:00:00+00:00Pan Macmillan Australia