Dead to Me

Dead to Me

by Lesley Pearse (Author)

Synopsis

When Ruby and Verity met as girls they came from different worlds. Verity was privately educated, living in a beautiful Hampstead home, while Ruby was being raised in extreme poverty. Nevertheless they became firm friends. However, fortunes are not set in stone and soon the girls find their situations reversed. As Ruby goes up in the world, Verity encounters more and more tragedy, but still the girls remain a large part of each other's lives. That is until one day in 1938 when Ruby says the terrible words 'You're dead to me' and it looks like their friendship might be over for good ...

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 512
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Published: 14 Jul 2016

ISBN 10: 0718181204
ISBN 13: 9780718181208
Book Overview: When Ruby and Verity met as girls they came from different worlds. Verity was privately educated, living in a beautiful Hampstead home, while Ruby was being raised in extreme poverty. Nevertheless they became firm friends.a

Media Reviews

**'Yet another great Lesley Pearse novel' Woman Magazine**

**'Full of love, passion and heartbreak' Best**


Two very different women, one unlikely friendship. In the chaos of war-torn Britain, can any relationship survive?

Dead to Me is a story about loyalty, love and the strength of friendship in the face of adversity, from international number one bestselling author Lesley Pearse.

* from the publisher's description *
This is Lesley Pearse at her very best - a heartwarming, epic story of female friendship, courage and triumph over adversity * Alex Brown, bestselling author of The Great Village Show *
Another superb tale with realistic and likeable characters that will please Lesley Pearse's legions of fans - and get her some new ones. * Sun *

Dead to Me is Lesley at her best. Gritty. Emotional. Gripping. Warm hearted. This is is a story that will
resonate with many readers. It's life faced head-on. A brilliant read.

* Devon Life *
Praise for Lesley Pearse * - *
Heart-warming and evocative, a real delight to read * Sun *
A narrative that gallops along, this is quintessential Pearse that will delight her army of readers * Daily Mail on Without a Trace *
Glorious, heartwarming * Woman & Home *
Evocative, compelling, told from the heart * Sunday Express *
Utterly riveting, brilliant * Closer *
Full of love, passion and heartbreak * Best *
This gripping tale of war and friendship is perfect for a long day of beach reading. * Marie Claire *
Author Bio

Lesley Pearse was told as a child that she had too much imagination for her own good. When she grew up she worked her way through a number of jobs, including nanny, bunny girl, dressmaker and full-time mother, before, at the age of forty-nine, settling upon a career that would allow her gifts to blossom: she became a published writer. Lesley lives in Devon and has three daughters and three grandchildren.

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