Lakeland Lily
Lakeland Lily by Freda Lightfoot, published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1997, is a novel that explores the aspirations and challenges faced by Lily Thorpe. With a page count of 406, this edition presents a narrative centered on Lily’s dreams of becoming a successful dressmaker, distinct from her family’s humble fish stall in the fishing community of Carreckwater. Her life takes a tragic turn when her secret sweetheart, Dick Rawlings, dies in a boating accident linked to the affluent Clermont-Read family, forcing Lily to confront her future without him.
As the story unfolds, readers will find Lily grappling with her intertwined fate with the Clermont-Read family, caught between her desire for revenge and her ambition for a better life. The novel delves into themes of love and loss, as Lily reassesses her priorities amidst heartache and challenges. This edition, written in English, invites readers to witness Lily’s journey of self-discovery and resilience in the face of adversity.
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Lily Thorpe has big dreams: she wants to make her fortune as a dressmaker, away from her family’s fish stall and the poor fishing community of Carreckwater – and she wants to marry Dick Rawlings, her secret sweetheart. But when tragedy strikes and Dick is killed in a boating accident caused by the wealthy and arrogant Clermont-Read family, Lily is forced to come to terms with life without him. She soon finds, however, that her fate and that of the Clermont-Read family is intertwined, and, torn between a desire for revenge and her continuing wish to make a better life for herself, she makes a decision which she hopes will enable her to combine the two. Instead, heartache and misery follow and Lily must reassess her priorities – before it is too late.
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