The Girl
Her name was Hannah Boyle, but to the people of the village she ould always be " The Girl" --Matthew Thornton's bastard. Savagely treated by Matthew's wife Anne, she fled for protection to the devil-may-care horse-dealer, Ned Ridley, who had earlier befriended her. But, as the waif grew to...
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Her name was Hannah Boyle, but to the people of the village she ould always be " The Girl" --Matthew Thornton's bastard.
Savagely treated by Matthew's wife Anne, she fled for protection to the devil-may-care horse-dealer, Ned Ridley, who had earlier befriended her. But, as the waif grew to beautiful womanhood, she became an object of desire to the local young men, even to her half-brother.
Married off to a gross, sensual man, Hannah kept on fighting for the man she wanted: Ned Ridley, who adored her and taught her the meaning of love and passion...
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780552144681 (0552144681)
Publish date: January 4th 1996
Publisher: Corgi
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
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