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The Branded Man - Hardcover

Cookson, Catherine

 
9780593038802: The Branded Man

Synopsis

Set at the turn of the century, in the wilds of Northumberland and the slums of the East End of London, this is the story of Marie Anne Lawson, of the friendship she finds with Sarah Foggerty and of the mysterious "branded man" who was to influence both their lives.

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Book Description

The gripping story of a young girl set in Northumbria at the turn of the century.

From the Back Cover

Fourteen-year-old Marie Anne Lawson, youngest daughter of a prosperous Northumbrian family, fleeing from something she couldn't bear to see, fell and broke her ankle. She was discovered by a local man who, because of a disfigurement, was known thereabouts as 'the branded man'.

Her mother impatiently awaited her recovery, for she had already planned to send her wayward daughter to London, where her Aunt Martha could encourage the child's natural talent for the piano. But Aunt Martha's regime was so harsh that only the friendship of her aunt's companion, Sarah Foggerty, stopped Marie Anne from plunging into despair - that and the encouragement she received from her music tutor. Why, then, did his sudden disappearance make it necessary for her to return to Northumberland, this time into the care of her grandfather?

Set at the turn of the century in Northumberland and London, The Branded Man is the gripping story of Marie Anne, Sarah Foggerty - and of the mysterious 'branded' man, who was to influence both their lives to an extent that neither of them could have imagined. This, Catherine Cookson's eighty-fifth novel, is yet another example of her extraordinary talent for compulsive storytelling.

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