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The Nightingale Sings

The Nightingale Sings

an uplifting and moving tale of a special bond from bestselling author Charlotte Bingham

Summary

Exciting and dramatic but tender and heartfelt; this is a novel that you will return to again and again. From the million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlotte Bingham, for fans of Louise Douglas and Dinah Jefferies.

'A novel rich in dramatic surprises... will have you frantically turning the pages.' - DAILY MAIL


'One of Britain's most bankable novelists.' - THE DAILY EXPRESS


'I laughed and cried at this tale, could visualise the characters, scenery and the story' - ***** Reader Review

'Great book, grabs you on the first page' - ***** Reader Review

*****

A DARING DECISION COULD COST HER EVERYTHING...

When Cassie Rosse becomes the first woman to train an English Derby winner with her horse, The Nightingale, she has every right to believe that success is hers at last.

But life will never be simple for Cassie Rosse, not just because she is unable to move out from the long shadows cast by the early death of her husband, Tyrone, nor because she has an indomitable will to win in the man's world of racing, but because she has integrity.

Against all advice, therefore, she decides to keep The Nightingale in training and race him as a four-year-old, a decision that triggers a set of circumstances which quickly turn her brilliant triumph into a nightmare...

Reviews

  • 'A novel rich in dramatic surprises...Will have you frantically turning the pages'
    Daily Mail

About the author

Charlotte Bingham

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