Author:Lesley Pearse
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When nine-year-old orphan Georgia James is unexpectedly fostered by the kindly Celia and her bank manager husband she can hardly believe her luck. But then - on her fifteenth birthday - she suffers the cruellest betrayal of all at the hands of her foster father and is forced to run away, leaving everything she loves behind her.
Penniless, sleeping rough, Georgia is soon introduced to the sleazy Soho world of brassy strippers, sweat shops, camaraderie and hardship. Fired by a fierce ambition, blessed with an extraordinary voice, her long struggle for fame and fortune begins. But even when she reaches the top she finds that the scars of the past can open up to ruin her...
Steeped in atmosphere and raw emotion, Georgia is the story of a determination to succeed against all the odds and of a burning first love.
If all sagas were as convincing and exuberant as this, the world would be a better place. I loved it
—— Monica DickensI thoroughly enjoyed it
—— Daily MailA gently, heart warming ... coming of age story
—— Historical Novels ReviewSaga fans will be swept up in the heart-lifting story
—— Peterborough Evening TelegraphCompelling. 4 stars
—— Star MagazineEngrossing
—— Choice Magazine
'This warm first novel set in working-class Soho in the Fifties explores an adult world through a child's eyes ... The author spent her childhood in Soho which perhaps explains the convincing period detail.'
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