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Charlie

Charlie

Summary

From the internationally bestselling author Lesley Pearse comes the compulsive page-turner about a girl searching for the truth, which may be a little too close to home . . .

Her family is threatened and only she can save it.


When sixteen-year-old Charlie witnesses a brutal attack on her mother by two strangers she is shocked and terrified.

But after talking to the police, she realises that her father's business dealings can't be so innocent . . .

With her father away, it is left to Charlie to protect her mother. And somehow she must find out who wants to hurt her family - and why - without losing faith in her beloved parents.

Can she unravel the mysteries of the past that haunt her family?

Or will the truth wreck everything she loves?

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'With characters it is impossible not to care about . . . this is storytelling at its very best'
Daily Mail

'Evocative, compelling'
Sunday Express

'Lose yourself in this epic saga'
Bella

'An emotional and moving epic you won't forget in a hurry'
Woman's Weekly

Reviews

  • From the international No.1 bestselling author Lesley Pearse, comes Charlie the compulsive page-turner. She has to protect her parents . . . even if they are keeping secrets.

    Her family is threatened and only she can save it . . .
    from the publisher's description

About the author

Lesley Pearse

International bestselling author Lesley Pearse has lived a life as rich with incidents, setbacks and joys as any found in her novels.

By the mid sixties she was living in London, sharing flats, partying hard and married to a trumpet player in a jazz-rock band. She has also worked as a nanny and a Playboy bunny, and designed and made clothes to sell to boutiques.

It was only after having three daughters that Lesley began to write. She published her first book at forty-nine and has not looked back since.

Lesley is still a party girl.
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