THE SMUGGLER€™S SECRET

Born into grinding poverty, young freddie musgrave relies on his wits to survive and help feed his family. he earns a few shillings by navigating his little boat across the swift-flowing waters of the tyne, running messages and smuggling goods between the busy seaports on either side of the river and evading the customs agents. . luck is on his side . . . until the night he witnesses something truly horrific. in a supremely brave act he saves a life – and changes his own forever. . gaining the patronage of maggie hewitt, a sea captain’s daughter, freddie is able to shape a future he can be proud of. but the threats of the past won’t stay buried and the dark events of that distant night have cast a long and dangerous shadow… . catherine cookson was the original and bestselling saga writer, selling over 100 million copies of her novels. if you like dilly court, katie flynn or donna douglas, you´ll love catherine cookson.