The canal boat girl
Newberry, Sheila2021
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Wales, 1883. Young Ruth Owen, a talented musician with a scholarship to a prestigious music school, has a sparkling career ahead of her. But after a run-in with her mysterious tutor she flees to London, leaving everything and everyone behind. London, 1897. Fourteen years later, Ruth, now married with two children, finds herself struggling for money and a place to live. Left with no other option, they decide to return to Wales and live on a canal boat. Life on the canals may seem idyllic, but what troubles await her return? And can the past ever truly be forgotten?
Main title:
The canal boat girl / Sheila Newberry.
Author:
Newberry, Sheila, author
Imprint:
London : Zaffre, 2021.
Collation:
361 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: as The summer season. Sutton: Severn House, 2000.
ISBN:
9781838775636 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.914F
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
3085699