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  • The Fall and Rise of Lucy Charlton

  • By: Elizabeth Gill
  • Narrated by: Julia Barrie
  • Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (40 ratings)

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The Fall and Rise of Lucy Charlton

By: Elizabeth Gill
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1920, Durham. Since she was a child, Lucy Charlton has dreamed of working with her father in the family solicitor's firm. But a scandal shatters her dreams and, when her father disowns her, she finds herself on the streets, fighting for survival.

Joe Hardy has returned to London after the Great War to find his life in tatters - his father is dead and his pregnant fiancée has disappeared. Then Joe learns he's unexpectedly inherited an old river house in Durham from a stranger called Margaret Lee. With nothing left for him in London, he makes arrangements to travel north and claim it.

Lucy's determination has finally secured her a job as a legal secretary, campaigning for the rights of the poorest in society. As Joe arrives in her office to collect the keys to his new home, she promises to help him uncover information about his mystery benefactor. But before long, the past comes back to haunt them both, with shocking consequences...

©2013 Elizabeth Gill (P)2014 WF Howes Ltd
20th Century Contemporary Contemporary Romance Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Romance Fiction
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Great story

Love Elizabeth Gill books, didn’t want this book to end and wish it was a series.

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The Fall and Rise of Lucy Charlton

Kept my interest to the end . Showed the difference between the classes and the sexes at this time.

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fabulous

loved every minute of this book. the narrator was brilliant too. very well written, very well read. thanks so much

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Slow to start but a great story!

Enjoyed this from Elizabeth Gill. At times the story was a bit slow and got confused with who some of the characters were but a great story touching on many different issues.

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