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1945: Netta is determined to show she is capable of building a life for herself so she can return to Galloway and claim back her child. A historical novel of love, loss and triumph... A warm, compelling historical story of love, loss and triumph. Yorkshire, 1945: Netta Nichol lives in the shadow of a terrible disgrace. After bearing a son out of wedlock, Netta was banished from her beloved Galloway to a Yorkshire mill town. She must stand aside as her son is raised by family back home. Bereft and broken-hearted, Netta finds solace in the quiet pleasure of sewing. Despite the shortages of wartime, she becomes known for her beautiful wedding dresses, made with ingenuity and skill. With the help of her dressmaking, Netta begins to win back her self-respect. But will it be enough to claim back her child?

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PRAISE FOR LEAH FLEMING: 'A born storyteller' Kate Atkinson. 'It's a moving and compelling story about a lifetime's journey in search of the truth' Rachel Hore. 'A fabulous story of people, places and pearls from a master storyteller' Lancashire Post. 'Fascinating and unputdownable' Trisha Ashley.

PRAISE FOR LEAH FLEMING: 'A born storyteller' Kate Atkinson. 'It's a moving and compelling story about a lifetime's journey in search of the truth' Rachel Hore. 'A fabulous story of people, places and pearls from a master storyteller' Lancashire Post. 'Fascinating and unputdownable' -- Trisha Ashley

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Leah Fleming was born in Lancashire of Scottish parents, and is married with four grown-up children and five grandchildren. She usually writes full-time from a haunted farmhouse in the Yorkshire Dales but is currently taking a gap year for grown-ups and living on the slopes of an olive grove in Crete.

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