The Long Way Home - Clark, Fran
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An unexpected meeting sets Rose on a path to love and future happiness. When family secrets and even the forces of nature stack against her, the way to a happy-ever-after slips away. On the West Indian island of Dominica in 1889, Rose was abandoned by her father Antoine on the day she was born, after her mother Nanette died in childbirth. Rose's mixed heritage makes her an outcast to both of her parents' families and she grows up with an adoptive family without a true sense of her identity. When Rose turns sixteen, she meets the poor but charismatic sailor Raphael and a romantic connection…mehr

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An unexpected meeting sets Rose on a path to love and future happiness. When family secrets and even the forces of nature stack against her, the way to a happy-ever-after slips away. On the West Indian island of Dominica in 1889, Rose was abandoned by her father Antoine on the day she was born, after her mother Nanette died in childbirth. Rose's mixed heritage makes her an outcast to both of her parents' families and she grows up with an adoptive family without a true sense of her identity. When Rose turns sixteen, she meets the poor but charismatic sailor Raphael and a romantic connection blooms, only to be put on hold because of a tremendous hurricane. Employed by wealthy widow, Elise La Fleur, Rose develops a close friendship with her. But when Elise accuses Rose of stealing her beloved locket, Rose's world is thrown into disarray. Can the locket be the key that unlocks her past and the secrets of her birth? Start reading this captivating historical fiction of race, forbidden love and identity today. "This book is a softly treading romance in the backdrop of the complicated history of the First World War and recruitment from West Indian regiments." Amita Murray, Unladylike Lessons In Love
Autorenporträt
Fran Clark is an author of emotive women's fiction, whose stories are deeply rooted in the connection between London and the Caribbean. Born to Dominican parents and raised in West London, her work explores themes of identity, resilience and the strength of women - often inspired by the vibrant storytelling of her mother.Her first novel, Holding Paradise, was published in 2014 and later reimagined as the first in the Island Secrets Series. Fran holds an MA in Creative Writing from Brunel University and lives in the English countryside, where she teaches vocals and leads a local choir.She also writes contemporary fiction under the pen name, Rosa Temple.