In the original dustsheet. Navy cloth binding with gilt title on the spine.

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Set in York at the end of the 19th century, this is a novel about three interwoven lives – Louisa Elliott and her cousin Edward, tied by family affection and Edward’s love for her, and divided by the married man that Louisa loves and elopes with, only to find herself abandoned and outcast.

Author, Ann Victoria Roberts trained as an artist, but she was simply a Yorkshire wife and mother when her success hit national headlines. Her first historical novels, Louisa Elliott and Liam’s Story, had just sold for what was then a record sum for a first-time author. As the wife of a sea-captain, Ann’s writing was often interrupted by visits to ships and journeys around the world – she even received news of Louisa Elliott’s acceptance while on the bridge of an oil tanker entering port. Her fifth novel, The Master’s Tale, based on the life of Captain Smith of the Titanic, was inspired by little-known facts behind the disaster, and praised for its authenticity. A keen reader and researcher, Ann enjoys painting pictures with words and regards good historical fiction as a pleasurable way to discover the past. Her seventh book, Housewife Writes Bestseller – a Tale of Life & Luck, is a memoir of crazy days, huge upheavals, and the strange events that led to her success. Ann is now a grandmother, and lives in Southampton UK with her semi-retired Master Mariner husband.

Ann is a member of the Society of Authors, and she can be contacted through her website: www.annvictoriaroberts.co.uk