The True Story Of Maddie Bright

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Allen And Unwin
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 2019
Edition: First Edition

Description: 494 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. In 1920, Seventeen Year Old Maddie Accepts A Job As A Serving Girl On The Royal Tour Of Australia By Edward, Prince Of Wales.

Publishers Description: The bestselling author of In Falling Snow returns with a spellbinding tale of friendship, love and loyalty. This book has it all: an unforgettable first chapter, a fascinating insight into the Prince of Wales visit to Australia in 1920 through the eyes of two women who worked for him, and a compelling mystery set in contemporary times, against the backdrop of Princess Dianas death. Truly wonderful storytelling. Natasha Lester, author of the internationally bestselling The French Photographer In 1920, seventeen-year-old Maddie Bright gratefully accepts a job as a serving girl on the royal tour of Australia by Edward, Prince of Wales, the peoples prince. Maddie feels that shes involved in something that really matters but when the unthinkable happens during that tour, it is swift and life changing. Decades later, Maddie Bright is living alone in a ramshackle house in Brisbane when shes contacted by London journalist Victoria Byrd who is investigating the true identity of a famously reclusive writer. Maddies version of her own story may change. 1920, 1981 and 1997: the strands twist across the seas and over two continents to build a compelling story of love and motherhood, and fame and friendship.

ISBN: 9781760295240