Kitty Neale Collection 13 Books Set (Family Betrayal,Abandoned Child,A Mother’s Sacrifice,A Father's Revenge, A Daughters Disgrace,A Family Scandal,A Broken Family,Mother’s Ruin,Nobodys Girl and More)

All she wanted was a mother's love. Ruth has been living the life of a wealthy widow on the Costa Blanca. But the money has run out and shes going to need to provide for herself and her seven year old daughter Penny, an unwanted product of her short and loveless marriage. She ups sticks and returns to Margate, England determined to set up her own business, at any cost. Penny is the last thing on her mind as she throws herself into her new venture, and the poor little girl is left in the care of others, distanced from the cold and uncaring mother whose eyes are on the dirty tricks shes prepared to play to get what she wants. Lorna, Ruths old friend, becomes everything to Penny, offering the love and attention she should have found with her own mother. For Lorna, Penny is the closest thing to the daughter she has always longer for. But Lorna harbours a devastating secret. Ruth shocks everyone by packing Penny off to boarding school, with little regard for seeing her again. When tragedy strikes, Lornas cousin Maureen, a feisty ex-stripper from London, comes into Pennys life. Its time for Penny to make her own way in the world, and she bravely decides to move to the big city. Shes thrown into the buzzing, grimy but thrilling streets of Soho and a life not so far removed from her past as she might have thought. However, theres a dark side to the new life she is living, and it becomes clear it wasnt just Lorna who had been keeping huge secrets. Huge shocks and difficult times await Penny. Shes forced to make the most difficult choices. Can she make it in her new life, alone? Just how much is she her mothers daughter, and what happens when Penny falls for the wrong man? The heartrending new novel from the bestselling author of A Father's Revenge and A Broken Family. 'Heatbreaking and joltingly realistic' Annie Groves Kitty Neale is back! Curl up with this heartrending new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A BROKEN FAMILY and A FATHER'S REVENGE All she wanted was a mother's love ... DESPISEDPenny's childhood was spent in the shadows of her mother's business schemes, feeling alone and unimportant. It fell to Lorna, her mother's acquaintance, to take care of the lonely little girl, but the rejection always cut deep. DETERMINEDWhen Penny turns sixteen and tragedy strikes, Lorna's cousin Maureen, a feisty ex-stripper from London, strides into her life. Penny determines to make her own way in the world and, with Maureen, throws herself into a thrilling new life on the grimy streets of Soho. She makes new friends, but can't avoid crossing the paths of some very dangerous men. DANGERIn this seedy world of dancing girls and gangsters Penny must grow up quickly, she must be brave, and she's forced to face the truth about some very dark secrets from her past. Penny's childhood was spent in the shadows of her mother's business schemes, feeling alone and unimportant. It fell to Lorna, her mother's acquaintance, to take care of the lonely little girl, but the rejection always cut deep. When Penny turns 16 and tragedy strikes, Lorna's cousin Maureen, a feisty ex-stripper from London, strides into her life. Penny determines to make her own way in the world and, with Maureen, throws herself into a thrilling new life on the grimy streets of Soho. In this seedy world of dancing girls and gangsters Penny must grow up quickly, she must be brave, and she's forced to face the truth about some very dark secrets from her past