Dead to Me - Softcover

Pearse, Lesley

4.2

4,657 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0718181212 ISBN 13: 9780718181215

Publisher: Michael Joseph, 2016

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A compelling new story from international number one bestselling author Lesley Pearse

Spring 1935. Two girls meet by chance on Hampstead Heath. To an outsider, they could not appear more different. Verity is well-mannered and smartly dressed, living with her parents in a beautiful house close to the heath. Ruby is dishevelled and grubby, used to a life of squalor where she is forced to steal to survive. Yet there's an instant affinity between them, and when their fortunes are shockingly reversed, it is the strength of their friendship that keeps them resilient to the challenges and hardships they face.

As Britain prepares for war, Ruby finds herself in Devon with the world at her feet and enjoying her first taste of romance. Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, Verity is forced to leave behind everything she has ever known and a shadow from the past threatens her chances of a new beginning. But through it all, the girls are always there for each other. Until the day Verity does the one thing that will break Ruby's heart.

In a country torn apart by fighting, will Verity and Ruby survive long enough to find a way back to each other? Or do some betrayals go with you to the grave . . .?

Praise for Lesley Pearse
'Epic romantic drama set in post-war London' Heat Magazine
'A heart-warming and evocative tale that is a real delight to read' Sun
'A narrative that gallops along, this is quintessential Pearse that will delight her army of readers' Daily Mail
'Must have' Sunday Express
'Yet another great Lesley Pearse novel' Woman Magazine
'Evocative, compelling, told from the heart' Sunday Express
'Utterly riveting, brilliant' Closer
'Full of love, passion and heartbreak' Best
'Glorious, heartwarming' Woman & Home
'This gripping tale of war and friendship is perfect for a long day of beach reading.' Marie Claire

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Review:

**'Yet another great Lesley Pearse novel' Woman Magazine**

**'Full of love, passion and heartbreak' Best**

Two very different women, one unlikely friendship. In the chaos of war-torn Britain, can any relationship survive?

Dead to Me is a story about loyalty, love and the strength of friendship in the face of adversity, from international number one bestselling author Lesley Pearse.

(from the publisher's description)

This is Lesley Pearse at her very best - a heartwarming, epic story of female friendship, courage and triumph over adversity (Alex Brown, bestselling author of The Great Village Show)

Another superb tale with realistic and likeable characters that will please Lesley Pearse's legions of fans - and get her some new ones. (Sun)

Dead to Me is Lesley at her best. Gritty. Emotional. Gripping. Warm hearted. This is is a story that will
resonate with many readers. It's life faced head-on. A brilliant read.

(Devon Life)

Praise for Lesley Pearse (-)

Heart-warming and evocative, a real delight to read (Sun)

A narrative that gallops along, this is quintessential Pearse that will delight her army of readers (Daily Mail on Without a Trace)

Glorious, heartwarming (Woman & Home)

Evocative, compelling, told from the heart (Sunday Express)

Utterly riveting, brilliant (Closer)

From the Back Cover:

Spring 1935.
On London's Hampstead Heath two girls meet by chance: well-mannered and smartly dressed Verity and dishevelled and grubby Ruby. Yet the mismatched pair form an instant friendship strong enough to survive their parent's disapproval.

When war engulfs the country - sending Ruby to Devon while Verity struggles to find a new beginning under a shadow from her past - the girls are convinced they will always be there for each other.

Until the day one breaks the other's heart . . .

Can Verity and Ruby find a way back to each other before it's too late?

Praise for Lesley Pearse

'Epic romantic drama set in post-war London' Heat Magazine

'A heart-warming and evocative tale that is a real delight to read' Sun

'A narrative that gallops along, this is quintessential Pearse that will delight her army of readers' Daily Mail

'Must have' Sunday Express
'Evocative, compelling, told from the heart' Sunday Express

'Utterly riveting, brilliant' Closer

'Glorious, heartwarming' Woman & Home

'This gripping tale of war and friendship is perfect for a long day of beach reading.' Marie Claire

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