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Clover's Child
- Author
- Amanda Prowse
- Narrator
- Rosie Cavaliero
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 1 July 2013
- Run Time
- 9 hours 52 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
When eighteen-year-old Dot meets Sol, she feels that love has arrived at last. Solomon Arbuthnott is a man who can bring colour and warmth to her drab life in sixties London – and what's more, he is a young, handsome soldier with excellent prospects.
But this is 1961. East End girls don't date West Indian boys, let alone fall in love with them and leave the country. They stay at home and live the life their parents planned for them. Even if it leaves them lonelier than they ever thought possible. Even if it rips their heart in two...
Critics Review
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A page-turning novel of loss and courage
The Sun
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Captivating, heartbreaking, superbly written
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A modern day love story
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Details
- Author
- Amanda Prowse
- Narrator
- Rosie Cavaliero
- Duration
- 9 hours 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 July 2013
- ISBN
- 9781471347771
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Historical romance, Narrative theme: love / relationships
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Clover's Child by Amanda Prowse, read by Rosie Cavaliero.When eighteen-year-old Dot meets Sol, she feels that love has arrived at last. Solomon Arbuthnott is a man who can bring colour and warmth to her drab life in sixties London – and what's more, he is a young, handsome soldier with excellent prospects. But this is 1961. East End girls don't date West Indian boys, let alone fall in love with them and leave the country. They stay at home and live the life their parents planned for them. Even if it leaves them lonelier than they ever thought possible. Even if it rips their heart in two...
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