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Liverpool, 1924. Racing to meet her fiancé in her father's new-fangled motor car, Penny Forshaw knocks over a little girl and - much to her fiancé's disapproval - feels it her duty to take in six-year-old Kelly while she recovers. But little did Penny anticipate the challenges and responsibilities of looking after a child from the slums, and Kelly's miserable, poverty-stricken existence opens Penny's eyes to a world she never knew existed. Her relationship with her fiancé Arnold under strain, Penny's decision to take in young Kelly will change her life in ways she could never have expected. She wanted to give Kelly a better chance in life - but it may be Kelly who changes Penny's life for the better. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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How far should a young woman go to take care of a child she accidentally hits with her car? Harris goes a long way to answer this question in her latest, after Stolen Moments (2013). In 1924 Liverpool, when Penny Forshaw sees a ball bounce in front of her windscreen, she is not quite fast enough on the brakes to avoid hitting seven-year-old Kelly Murphy, breaking the child’s leg. What results is a tangled web of good and bad intentions. Penny feels responsible for Kelly, but Penny’s parents and her fiancé, Arnold, say that she owes the girl nothing. Nevertheless, she doggedly tries to provide for the working-class child, which eventually leads to Penny being ousted from her upper-class home and unofficially adopting Kelly. Even Arnold abandons Penny because he says she is ruining his social life. Sticking to her guns, Penny meets with Kelly’s doctor, who champions Penny’s harboring the child. Harris’ fairy tale–like historical novel pits the well-intentioned Penny and Dr. Cash against Penny’s parents and fiancé, and the law, sometimes creating outlandish situations.
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