A Daughter’s Journey
A Daughter’s Journey by Lyn Andrews is a saga published by Headline in 2009, featuring 438 pages in English. This narrative unfolds the life of Angela O’Rourke, who, at the tender age of six, is sent to live with her aunt and uncle in a remote village due to her family’s financial struggles in 1950s Ireland. As she navigates her childhood, Angela grapples with feelings of abandonment, believing her parents no longer love her. The story follows her journey as she transitions to Liverpool in the early 1960s, where she finds success in fashion design.
Readers will find a rich exploration of family life and personal growth as Angela confronts her past and the complexities of her relationships. The plot thickens when a troubling incident with her uncle leads her back to Ireland, where a significant discovery about her family’s history awaits her. This edition offers a detailed look into Angela’s emotional landscape and the challenges she faces, set against the backdrop of two culturally rich locations.
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A captivating new saga set in Liverpool and Ireland, from the bestselling author of DAYS OF HOPE and FAR FROM HOME. ‘An outstanding storyteller’ Woman’s Weekly
Angela O’Rourke is six when her parents hand her over to an aunt and uncle in a distant village. It’s a common practice for large, hard-up families in 1950s Ireland, but for Angela it means that her mother and father don’t love her any more. Still, she’s well cared for till she’s sixteen, when her uncle starts to take too much of an interest in her. Moving to Liverpool in the early 1960s, she becomes a success in the world of fashion design. The pain of a disastrous love affair sends her home to Ireland just after the death of her aunt: and there, among old papers, Angela makes an astonishing discovery. As she learns the truth about the past, a brighter new future beckons.
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