Born to Trouble: All she wanted was a better life...
Jun 2012 · Hachette UK
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A young woman struggles to escape her past, in order to find the happiness she so desperately craves...
Born to Trouble by Rita Bradshaw is a compelling saga guaranteed to tug at the heartstrings. Perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin and Kitty Neale.
Born into the worst of families in Sunderland's filthy, crime-ridden East End, Pearl Croft's childhood is miserable. Shortly after her violent, drunken father is killed in a fight, Pearl's elder brothers are sent to prison leaving her, still a child herself, to care for her baby brothers. Pearl's mother brings her 'clients' to the house, one of whom has a penchant for little girls...
Terrified and hurt, Pearl runs away from home and is found, feverish and near death, by Romany gypsies. But this is far from the end of Pearl's struggles. Years pass, and as Pearl reaches womanhood she begins to wonder if she is simply born to trouble or will she find happiness one day?
What readers are saying about Born to Trouble:
'Love, loss, poverty, family and success - even touched on WW1'
'Loved it from beginning to end. Lovely, romantic story of rags to riches'
'I loved this book, it kept me enthralled right to the end. I couldn't put it down'
Born to Trouble by Rita Bradshaw is a compelling saga guaranteed to tug at the heartstrings. Perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin and Kitty Neale.
Born into the worst of families in Sunderland's filthy, crime-ridden East End, Pearl Croft's childhood is miserable. Shortly after her violent, drunken father is killed in a fight, Pearl's elder brothers are sent to prison leaving her, still a child herself, to care for her baby brothers. Pearl's mother brings her 'clients' to the house, one of whom has a penchant for little girls...
Terrified and hurt, Pearl runs away from home and is found, feverish and near death, by Romany gypsies. But this is far from the end of Pearl's struggles. Years pass, and as Pearl reaches womanhood she begins to wonder if she is simply born to trouble or will she find happiness one day?
What readers are saying about Born to Trouble:
'Love, loss, poverty, family and success - even touched on WW1'
'Loved it from beginning to end. Lovely, romantic story of rags to riches'
'I loved this book, it kept me enthralled right to the end. I couldn't put it down'
Ratings and reviews
4.8
71 reviews
Joanne Hawksworth
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July 20, 2017
Love, war and a long lost lover this book has it all it has you gripped by fear for Pearl and Christopher and for Pearls Brother Seth but it all comes good in the end when she marries the man she had always been in love with.
1 person found this review helpful
Elaine Hazell
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July 30, 2017
A wonderful book and such a great storyline, it was sad in some parts and really had me gripped at times to read what happened next
Shirley Anthony
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February 3, 2018
Great story, never know which way the story is going and you can't put the book down.
1 person found this review helpful
About the author
Rita Bradshaw was born in Northamptonshire, where she still lives today with her husband. She has written many successful novels under a pseudonym and several delightful sagas under her own name.
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