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Court, Dilly,

The summer maiden / by Dilly Court. - London : Harper Collins, 2018. - 505 pages ; 20 cm. - The river maid ; book 2. .

When Carrie Manning's father dies her mother, Esther, is heartbroken. Essie leaves London to convalesce with her good friend Lady Alice, and it is down to Carrie to look after her family and take charge of the shipping company that her father has left behind. But the company is in dire straits, forcing Carrie seek work as a companion to Maria Colville. When Carrie and Maria try to track down Maria's mother, they have no idea of the secrets that they will discover. Secrets that link the Colvilles, the Mannings and figures from the past who return to England. Carrie's journey is as unpredictable as the waters that link the rival shipping companies, but will her determination be enough to preserve the legacy of her family's name?

ISBN: 9780008199647 0008199647 9780008199630 0008199639

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB272020 bnb GBB2A4216 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016130623 Uk 016190555 Uk

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--Social conditions--20th century--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Domestic fiction.
Historical fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 823.92