A historical story of love and survival at the time of the American Civil War from international number one bestselling author Lesley Pearse One good deed takes her into another world . . . Sixteen-year-old Matilda is a poor Covent Garden flower girl until the day she saves the life of Tabitha, a ministers daughter. Welcomed into Tabithas family, Matilda is offered the cha A historical story of love and survival at the time of the American Civil War from international number one bestselling author Lesley Pearse One good deed takes her into another world . . . Sixteen-year-old Matilda is a poor Covent Garden flower girl until the day she saves the life of Tabitha, a ministers daughter. Welcomed into Tabithas family, Matilda is offered the chance of a lifetime. She leaves behind Londons slums and enters the darkest corners of New York. And she travels across the plains to the Wild West, where San Francisco is in the grip of the gold rush. Streetwise and strong-willed, Matilda forges a new life for herself and Tabitha among pioneers like Captain James Russell - a man to whom she is deeply attracted. Yet a civil war will soon rip apart this new nation. Can Matilda and those she loves brave separation and carry on, never looking back? Praise for Lesley Pearse With characters it is impossible not to care about . . . this is storytelling at its very best Daily Mail Heart-warming and evocative . . . a real delight to read Sun Lose yourself in this epic saga Bella Utterly riveting, brilliant Closer An emotional and moving epic you wont forget in a hurry Womans Weekly Find Lesley on Twitter @LesleyPearse or find out more on her website, www.lesleypearse.co.uk .

A historical story of love and survival at the time of the American Civil War from international number one bestselling author Lesley Pearse One good deed takes her into another world . . . Sixteen-year-old Matilda is a poor Covent Garden flower girl until the day she saves the life of Tabitha, a ministers daughter. Welcomed into Tabithas family, Matilda is offered the cha A historical story of love and survival at the time of the American Civil War from international number one bestselling author Lesley Pearse One good deed takes her into another world . . . Sixteen-year-old Matilda...  Read More