Don't Cry Alone

An utterly captivating saga exploring the strength of love

Josephine Cox

За особеностите на екземпляра

Състояние:: Много добро
Забележка:: Здрава и чиста книга с пожълтели листи на книжното тяло, леко захабена обложка.
Език:: Английски
Наличност:: 1 бр. - в това състояние и цена в този щанд. Други екземпляри от книгата

За изданието

Издателство:: BCA
Град на издаване:: London
Година:: 1995 г.
Език:: Английски
Страници:: 340
Корици:: Твърди
Категория:: Исторически романи
Тегло (гр.):: 431
Ширина (мм):: 135
Височина (мм):: 205
Дебелина (мм):: 32

Beth Ward and Tyler Blacklock share a rare and overwhelming love, a love they know will last forever. But they are from vastly differing stations in life: Beth is the daughter of prosperous land developer Richard Ward whereas Tyler is a mere employee. Longing to marry despite parental disapproval, they nevertheless resolve to be patient while Tyler makes his fortune. But their passion cannot wait: one magical night, Beth surrenders herself to Tyler in body as well as in soul. But there are those who do not wish the lovers well. For her own sinister reasons, Beth's mother, Esther, is jealous of the girl and plays a vicious trick that sows false seeds of doubt in Beth's mind. When she learns of Beth's pregnancy, she seizes the opportunity to be rid of her daughter once and for all. Banished in disgrace from the comfortable family home in London, Beth takes the northbound train and alights at Blackburn Station, friendless and alone. On this day, Fate smiles on Beth, for she is taken in by warmhearted Maisie Armstrong, a widow with two children. Maisie's lovable young daughter, Cissie, readily accepts the pretty, vulnerable stranger as one of the family, though her brother Matthew is more wary. Money may be scarce, but love abounds in the cosy little house on Larkhill, and Beth is content there to await the birth of her child. But she cannot forget Tyler, and is tormented by the belief that he has betrayed her. The arrival of Beth's baby son - a miniature replica of his father - brings tragedy to the Armstrongs, when a raging fire engulfs the decrepit slum dwellings on Larkhill. Heartbroken, Beth makes a certain promise to her dear friend Maisie. It is a warm, unselfish vow that commits Beth to accept the proposal of marriage from David Miller, the son of her landlord. David is a kindly man, and although she cannot return his passion, she could envisage a tolerable life - were it not for her malevolent father-in-law, Luther, whose evil scheming threatens her hard-won security, and that of her precious family. And still Beth dreams of Tyler, black-haired, green-eyed Tyler, in whose arms she has known such ecstasy and whose absence causes her so much pain. Beth is a woman of courage and fortitude, a woman whose spirit constantly rises above the harsh blows Fate bestows on her, but there is yet more danger and heartbreak to be endured before Beth can find peace of mind and happiness ... The story of Josephine Cox is as extraordinary as anything in her novels. Born in a cotton-mill house in Blackburn, Lancashire, she was one of ten children. Her parents, she says, brought out the worst in each other, and life was full of tragedy and hardship - but not without love and laughter. At the age of sixteen, Josephine met and married 'a caring and wonderful man' and had two sons. When the boys started school, she decided to go to college and eventually gained a place at Cambridge University, though was unable to take this up as it would have meant living away from home. However, she did go into teaching, while at the same time helping to renovate the derelict council house that was their home, coping with the problems caused by her mother's unhappy home life - and writing her first full-length novel. Not surprisingly, she then won the 'Superwoman of Great Britain' Award, for which her family had secretly entered her, and this coincided with the acceptance of her novel for publication. Josephine has now given up teaching in order to write full time. She says T love writing, both recreating scenes and characters from my past, together with new storylines which mingle naturally with the old. I could never imagine a single day without writing, and it's been that way since as far back as I can remember.' Her previous novels have been immensely popular: