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Deception is Lesley Pearse's 30th book. What an achievement! She's been a favourite of mine since the beginning and I think that Deception is the best of her most recent books. It has what I love about Pearse's books: the tough upbringing, the family dramas, and a thumping good storyline. After the funeral of her mother, Sally, Alice is approached by a man call Angus Tweedy. He claims to be her father and tells her that he served time in prison for marrying Sally bigamously. What does he expect to get from telling her this now, thirty years on? How can her adored dad Ralph not be her true father? And why did her mother betray her so badly? UK historical fiction sensation Lesley Pearse is in top form with her latest melodrama about a daughter confronted with a truth that leads to her unraveling the past.

Remember Me By Lesley Pearse |The Works

Mary decide ponerle Charlotte ( como el nombre del barco ) a su hija. En ese viaje Mary conoce a unas personas que terminarán siendo sus amigos y una de ellas es William Bryant. Por consejo de Tench Mary le propone a Will que se case con ella, de esa manera tendrá un poco más de respeto entre los demás hombres presos y William acepta. Este libro me lo recomendaron y tenía muchas dudas en leerlo, primero porque es de época y segundo porque es muy extenso pero mi sorpresa fue que lo disfrute mucho e hice ese viaje con Mary. La verdadera amistad, la más pura, nace del amor. Nunca muere, nunca pierde lustre. Y sobrevive a la muerte". Después de un viaje de sesenta y seis días, el grupo llegó a Kupang , en Timor Occidental, en la isla de Timor. Timor estaba entonces bajo el control de los holandeses. Los Bryant y su equipo afirmaron ser sobrevivientes de un naufragio. Más tarde se descubrió que eran condenados británicos, al parecer después de que William se embriagara y confesara en el proceso de jactarse. Para evitar un incidente internacional, fueron enviados de regreso a Gran Bretaña para ser juzgados.Gracias a Tench y Boswell porque hicieron su parte en la vida de Mary y aunque no fue suficiente fue tan lindo conocerlos. Estoy totalmente encariñada con Emmanuel​, Charlotte, Mary, James, Nat, Bill, Sam, William, Jamie, Tench y Boswell. And she dreams that one day she will find a way of crossing the cruel seas that lie between her and home . . .

Remember Me by Lesley Pearse | Waterstones

Mary, a Cornish mariner's daughter made the biggest mistake of her short life when she steals a silk hat. Convicted and sentenced to be transported to Australia, she endures horific conditions aboard the ship before landing in a brutal and barbaric country An interesting story told across time and generations. The conflict between what is known to be true and what Alice comes to discover is the gripping aspect of the story. I really enjoy a novel that makes me wonder what I would do in the same circumstances- and this is one of those books. Part historical, part contemporary; the writing is wonderful. Deception is a book that I didn't want to put down. I raced through it, finding it so easy to read but also gritty and gripping. I liked the social aspects of down-at-heel London, to Bristol and Devon, over the course of 40 or so years. Sally had quite a life and it made for fascinating reading. She had accepted Sally's many faults, and her reluctance to never speak of the past. But faced with this staggering deception, Alice knows she must uncover the whole truth about her mother.Also the transportation of prisoners is another of her stories in these books dealing with the treatment of prisoners who were sent to Australia to start up settlements. The criminal treatment that was involved with the transportation on the ships was barbaric leaving many prisoners dead or not far from it, with captains paid per head regardless of them being alive or not. The constant shortages of food and corporal punishment meted out was criminal while having to work in very harsh conditions and expected to maintain schedule of works. In the beginning, is was really hard for me to get into the story. I didn’t understand some action, it wasn’t what I had expected and so I wasn’t that engaged. Nonetheless, as I kept reading, I got involved in this story in such a way that I finished the book with an urge to cry. The author’s work was really good, her descriptions and the way she wrote it can touch even the coldest of people. It is a good book, yes. But it’s a book that I don’t ever want to read again in this lifetime. The violence of the book and knowing that the plot’s events are real create a pain in the heart in such a way that it stays with you until you read the author’s final notes. Mary, a Cornish mariner's daughter, makes the biggest mistake of her short life when she steals a silk hat. Convicted and sentenced to be transported to Australia, she endures horrific conditions aboard ship before landing in a brutal and barbaric country. Alice’s mother Sally Kent passes away and while attending the funeral, a mysterious man approaches her. Once again Lesley has come up with a brilliant story which although is life changing for the character Alice , could be totally believable .