Rosie

Lesley Pearse

Rosie Farley is no more than a child when her mother dies during the war. Left to the less-than-tender mercies of her father Cole and her brutal half-brothers Seth and Norman, she sees the arrival of housekeeper Heather Farley as a possible replacement mother and savior. But when Thomas Farley comes looking for his sister several years later, he discovers Heather has left the Parkers in mysterious circumstances, abandoning her small son. As the terrible truth about Heather's disappearance comes to light, Rosie is compelled to leave the family and make her way in the world. And if that means being imposed as the daughter of a murderer, that's a risk she'll have to take. Rosie is the compelling story of how love and tenderness can grow, even in the most barren ground.