{"product_id":"karen-dickson-the-dressmaker-s-secret-historical-fiction-paperback-book-2026208489","title":"Karen Dickson The Dressmaker's Secret Historical Fiction Paperback Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e 'A compelling saga that will hold you fast from the first page to the last. Loved it' VAL WOOD, author of The Lonely Wife\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Dilly Court and Maggie Hope, The Dressmaker's Secret is a moving and heartfelt family saga from the talented author of The Shop Girl's Soldier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDorset, 1876. When young Beatrice Cullen shows up in the local church with her illegitimate child in her arms, Reverend Michael Redfern takes it upon himself to help her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe finds her daughter, Lily, a home with a kindly couple. But when, at the age of 9, Lily loses her adopted parents, she is forced to live with her awful Aunt Doris and cousin Jez, who treat her no better than a slave. Lily can only seek solace in her dream of one day escaping her aunt and becoming a seamstress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive years later, now aged fourteen, Lily makes a startling discovery: that her birth father is none other than local aristocrat Sir Frederick Copperfield. Lily is stunned. And when she gets the chance to work for the Copperfields, she can't pass up the opportunity to get to know her half-sister Eleanor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut will Eleanor ever really get to know her, or will Lily's true identity forever remain a secret?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOther Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e Karen Dickson lives in Dorset and used to work at her local branch of WHSmith, where she was fondly known as The Book Lady.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ASDA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48323064791278,"sku":"STO-ITEM-2026-208489","price":8.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/0125\/9183\/files\/9781471185519_T1.jpg?v=1784750877","url":"https:\/\/mcgrocer.com\/products\/karen-dickson-the-dressmaker-s-secret-historical-fiction-paperback-book-2026208489","provider":"McGrocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}