Hettie of Hope Street (Paperback)

A breathtaking tale set in 1920s Preston of one girl's determination to trace her roots, find true love and succeed in a world where obstacles lurk at every corner. Hettie is an orphan, taken in by Ellie Pride and her husband to their Preston home and treated as one of the family. But she has never felt she belonged. On the cusp of womanhood, and in love with John who she is not considered good enough for, she runs away to the bright lights of Liverpool to find her fortune. There, the only way to survive is a job working in the kitchens of a restaurant to make ends meet. Until, by chance, she is heard singing by the owner...Spotted by a talent scout and whisked to London, Hettie is thrown into a theatrical and colourful world - but one with a dark and seedy side. A fellow performer dies after an abortion, the rich young men and many of the other singers and dancers drink hard liqour and take cocaine. It is a mad, dizzy, dangerous world and Hettie increasingly feels ills at ease. She still loves John and misses Ellie but knows she cannot return to the fold after all she has done. Then tragedy strikes, and Hettie must decide between her heart and her head, her duty and her desire...

General

Imprint:	HarperCollinsPublishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2005
First published:	October 2006
Authors:	Annie Groves
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	544
ISBN-13:	978-0-00-714959-9
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Promotions
LSN:	0-00-714959-X
Barcode:	9780007149599

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