Charlie - Softcover

Pearse, Lesley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140272232 ISBN 13: 9780140272239

Publisher: Penguin, 1999

Synopsis

Can young Charlie find the strength to save her family?

One glorious summer's day, sixteen-year-old Charlie Welsh has her privileged childhood brought to an abrupt and terrifying end when she witnesses her mother being brutally attacked in her own garden by two strangers.

With her father mysteriously away Charlie has to face up to sinister forces that seem intent on shattering her family and even her belief in her parents.

But she is not alone. Charlie meets kind, funny student Andrew, whose love helps her through the hard times and further unexpected tragedy. Together, can they unravel the mysteries of the past that haunt the Welsh family? And will facing up to those mysteries destroy their love for each other or make it stronger?

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Review:

From the international No.1 bestselling author Lesley Pearse, comes Charlie the compulsive page-turner. She has to protect her parents . . . even if they are keeping secrets.

Her family is threatened and only she can save it . . .

(from the publisher's description)

From the Back Cover:

Her family is threatened and only she can save it . . .

When sixteen-year-old Charlie witnesses a brutal attack on her mother by two strangers she is shocked and terrified. But after talking to the police she realises that her father's business dealings can't be so innocent.

With her father away it is left to Charlie to protect her mother. And somehow she must find out who wants to hurt her family - and why - without losing faith in her beloved parents.

Can she unravel the mysteries of the past that haunt her family? Or will the truth wreck everything she loves?

'Characters it is impossible not to care about' Daily Mail

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0140272232
• ISBN 13: 9780140272239
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 704