Product Description

On a moonlit night in 1898, Kathleen Wyman lies in labour at Bessington Hall, her husband Edward sure that she has been unfaithful to him. In his blind jealous rage he later gives away the baby to gypsy Rona Parrish, summoned to help with the delivery. Kathleen, frenzied with grief, is soon after locked away in an asylum.

Rejected by her father, the little girl begins her new life with only a valuable brooch pinned to her shawl as a clue to her true origins. Named after Rona's own mother, the lovely raven-haired Starlena grows up in ignorance of her true parentage and vast inheritance, believing her birthplace to be the beautiful Whistledown Valley. And Rona, always afraid, stays watchful over the years for any sign that someone might track Starlena down - someone who wishes her harm...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #61502 in Books
• Published on: 1993-02-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 566 pages

About the Author
Born in Blackburn and now living in Milton Keynes, Josephine Cox is widely recognised for her authorship of immensely popular North Country sagas

Customer Reviews

A must have book for Josephine Cox fans
Born into a rich family, but given away by her father to a gypsy woman. All Starlena has is a valuable broach and a life in a gypsy caravan. Set in the North of England in the late eighteen hundreds only Rona the gypsy woman is aware of Starlena's true parentage. If you enjoy reading Catherine Cookson, you will certainly enjoy this story.