Book Description

From bestselling author Merryn Allingham comes an uplifting escapist saga about one young woman’s journey to finding her place in the world.Please note this is a revised edition of The Girl From Cobb Street.Bombay, 1938. Growing up in the misery of the orphanage, then as a girl in service in the East End, Daisy Driscoll never dreamed that her wedding day would be like this. She stands in the heat of the April sun, her best dress clinging to her skin and the suitcase by her side her only possession. Daisy doesn’t feel like a bride, but allows herself to be led through the busy, jasmine-scented streets to the church.At the altar, she barely recognizes the handsome cavalry officer who stole her heart in London. Gerald won’t look at her, and speaks so coldly. She smells the liquor on his breath. That’s why he sent a servant to meet her off the boat in his stead. Now she won’t have the chance to tell him . . .But Daisy is not the only one with secrets. Gerald is keeping something from her — he is not the man he says he is . . . Has she made a terrible mistake?Afterwards, Daisy is left alone in the beautiful villa that is supposed to be her marital home. With only the haughty officers’ wives for company, Daisy must find true friends in this new country, because the path she treads is paved with danger and deceit . . .Fans of Fiona Valpy, Dinah Jeffries, Lucinda Riley, Shari J. Ryan, Liz Fenwick and Soraya M. Lane will devour this sweeping emotional saga set between India and London.