The Journey - Softcover

Cox, Josephine

3.97

1,098 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060525517 ISBN 13: 9780060525514

Publisher: Harper Torch, 2005

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An encounter on a snowy afternoon in 1952 at the Bedfordshire gravesite of Barney Davidson brings together three remarkable people, Lucy, a woman haunted by tragedy; her grown daughter, Mary; and Ben Morgan, a loner--as a long-hidden mystery from the past, as well as the life and death of one extraordinary man, binds them together. Original.

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Praise for The Journey:

‘A gentle but in-depth love story.’ Ireland on Sunday

Praise for Josephine Cox:

'Cox's talent as a storyteller never lets you escape the spell.' Daily Mail

'Impossible to resist.' Woman's Realm

From the Back Cover:

Some journeys are the loneliest to make...

Three strangers are thrown together by chance. It’s an encounter which is destined to change all of their lives forever.

Ben Morris experiences an unsettling sensation when he comes to the aid of Lucy Baker and her daughter Mary, intrigued by the story that lies behind their frequent visits to the local graveyard.

Later, at their home, an old Edwardian house to which he is sent, Ben is invited into a place suffused with secrets of the past. His instinct that Lucy harbours something momentous proves true as she begins to relate a tale of passionate love and an extraordinary sacrifice.

Lucy’s story of Barney Davidson, his family, and her girlhood, with its tragic events, is a spellbinding one and one which, even in the present day exerts a powerful influence...

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