Charity

A beloved classic by the Sunday Times, multi-million copy bestselling author

Charity Stratton is just fifteen when her world shatters. After losing her parents in a terrible fire, she’s separated from her beloved siblings and forced into servitude.

Her life as a boarding school kitchen maid is backbreaking and lonely. And her brief moments of joy with a dashing student end in heartbreak when she becomes pregnant.

But Charity’s spirit refuses to be broken. Escaping to London, she finds a city teeming with both opportunity and peril. Will Charitys resilience be enough to overcome the odds, reunite her family and build a better life for them all?

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Praise for Lesley Pearse:

I couldn’t put this book down. Although harrowing at times, Lesley’s indomitable spirit shines through. What an inspiration, what a book! - Katie Fforde

Fabulously entertaining... a poignant and powerful story that is truly unputdownable. - Milly Johnson

A totally gripping read, by turns tragic, mad-cap, heartbreaking and mind-blowing. And anyone who can read that final chapter without bursting into happy tears has to have a heart of stone. - Jill Mansell

An incredible life story from a literary icon, Lesley Pearse’s truth is even more gripping than her fiction - Veronica Henry

Inspiring, heart-warming, extraordinary - Womans Weekly

Humorous and heartbreaking... I was so gripped I read it twice - Kate Furnivall

What a roller coaster of a ride. I couldnt do anything else until Id finished this book. Gripping, heart wrenching... an amazing read - Jo Thomas