Product Description

Although Bridget told herself she had loved Lawrence for years, could she trust him? She decided that there were apt grounds for doubt of his loyalty, so she called off their marriage. Lawrence could not forgive Bridget for the humiliation of rejection, so he made his own plans to punish her.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #162423 in Books
• Published on: 2000-03-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 264 pages

About the Author
Catherine Cookson
Catherine Cookson was born in Tyne Dock, the illegitimate daughter of a poverty-stricken woman, Kate, whom she believed to be her older sister. She began work in service but eventually moved south to Hastings, where she met and married Tom Cookson, a local grammar-school master. Although she was originally acclaimed as a regional writer - her novel The Round Tower won the Winifred Holtby Award for the best regional novel of 1968 - her readership quickly spread throughout the world, and her many best-selling novels established her as one of the most popular of contemporary women novelists. After receiving an OBE in 1985, Catherine Cookson was created a Dame of the British Empire in 1993. She was appointed an Honorary Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford, in 1997. For many years she lived near Newcastle upon Tyne. She died shortly before her ninety-second birthday, in June 1998.

Customer Reviews

A truly enjoyable novel
I have read quite a few of catherine cooksons novels, but this and the Lady on my Left are probably my favourites. There is something really endearing about some of the the charaacters in this story. The heroine of the novel is Bridget Gether, she is a orphan whose parents were killed in the blitz. and so she had gone to live with a family called the Overmeers, who lived in a sprawling property called Balderstone. somehow she was manipulated into becoming engaged to Lawrence Overmeer. she thinks she loves him, but she soon realizes there is no love between her and Lawrence. but before they get married she calls it off. but lawrence is not one to take rejection well, and he will stop at nothing to have his way.This is a lovely book to just sit down and relax for a few hours,highly recommended.