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The Lightfingered Lass – NEW
Joanne Clague

Quite a romp!\’ Val Wood** ## A new resident has fetched up at the House of Help for Friendless Girls and she’s about to set the cat amongst the pigeons… Nineteen-year old **Nan Turpin** is in trouble again, accused of stealing. She’s guilty. Cast out by her family, she turns to the House of Help for Friendless Girls, which promises Nan a fresh start – it’s the House or gaol.

She and warden **Hetty** immediately clash, but Hetty has her own secrets to keep her busy. With her sister **Amelia** drawing ever closer to their dark family past, will Hetty find the courage to reveal the truth before it’s too late? As romance blossoms for Nan outside of the House, can resist her lightfingered ways to forge a future for herself? **A dramatic and compelling Victorian saga for fans of Val Wood, Emma Hornby and Kitty Neale.

Canelo (Mar 2025)

9781804368008

Paperback

320 pages | 129 x 198 x 18 mm | 316 g | United Kingdom | English

Subject

Family Life
Fiction
Historical
Romance
Victorian