The Flight of Gemma Hardy
Taken from her native Iceland to Scotland in the early 1950s when her widower father drowns at sea, young Gemma Hardy comes to live with her kindly uncle and his family. But his death leaves Gemma under the care of her resentful aunt, and she suddenly finds herself an unwelcome guest. Surviving...
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Taken from her native Iceland to Scotland in the early 1950s when her widower father drowns at sea, young Gemma Hardy comes to live with her kindly uncle and his family. But his death leaves Gemma under the care of her resentful aunt, and she suddenly finds herself an unwelcome guest. Surviving oppressive years at a strict private school, Gemma ultimately finds a job as an au pair to the eight-year-old niece of Mr. Sinclair on the Orkney Islands—and here, at the mysterious and remote Blackbird Hall, Gemma's greatest trial begins.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780062064233 (0062064231)
ASIN: 62064231
Publish date: June 26th 2012
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 480
Edition language: English
Book: The Flight of Gemma Hardy Author: Margot Livesey Genre: Romance/Coming of Age Novel Summary: Taken from her native Iceland to Scotland in the early 1950s when her widower father drowns at sea, young Gemma Hardy comes to live with her kindly uncle and his family. But his death leaves Gemm...
The Flight of Gemma Hardy Margot Livesey Hardcover, 447 pages Published January 24th 2012 by HarperCollins Publishers (first published January 1st 2012) ISBN 0062064223 (ISBN13: 9780062064226) more details... The Flight of Gemma Hardy is a decent read. It was not what I expected when I ...
I really enjoyed this story about a young girl who is cast out by her wicked Aunt after her beloved Uncle passes away. As a result, she ends up on a interesting, but often hard, journey that leads her to find her roots, all the while keeping her fighting spirit. Gemma is a feisty character who is ...
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I struggled through some of this one, being so similar to Jane Eyre (one of my absolute favourites) as to hardly seem worth reading. But in the last bit, things went off in their own direction and I was interested to finish.
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