Winner of the UK\'s Richard & Judy Search for a Bestseller Competition, this page-turning debut novel follows an orphan whose late, beloved best friend bequeaths her a treasure hunt that leads her all over Victorian England and finally to the one secret her friend never shared.
Amy soon receives a pack.
But Aurelia left her much more.
When Aurelia dies at the age of twenty-three, she leaves Amy ten pounds, and the Vennaways immediately banish Amy from their home.
Amy is brought up as a second-class citizen, despised by Vennaways, but she and Aurelia are as close as sisters.
Her parents are horrified that she has brought a bastard foundling into the house, but Aurelia convinces them to keep the baby, whom she names Amy Snow.
It is 1831 when eight-year-old Aurelia Vennaway finds a naked baby girl abandoned in the Snow on the grounds of her aristocratic family\'s magnificent mansion.
Winner of the UK\'s Richard & Judy Search for a Bestseller Competition, this page-turning debut novel follows an orphan whose late, beloved best friend bequeaths her a treasure hunt that leads her all over Victorian England and finally to the one secret her friend never shared.
As Amy sets forth on her quest, readers will be swept away by this engrossing gem of a novel--the wonderful debut by newcomer Tracy Rees.
An abandoned baby, a treasure hunt, a secret.
In the end, Amy escapes the Vennaways, finds true love, and learns her dearest friend\'s secret, a secret that she will protect for the rest of her life.
Ultimately, a life-changing discovery awaits...if only Amy can unlock the secret.
From the grave she sends Amy on a treasure hunt from one end of England to the other: a treasure hunt that only Amy can follow.
Amy soon receives a packet that contains a rich inheritance and a letter from Aurelia revealing she had kept secrets from Amy, secrets that she wants Amy to know.
But Aurelia left her much more.
When Aurelia dies at the age of twenty-three, she leaves Amy ten pounds, and the Vennaways immediately banish Amy from their home.
Amy is brought up as a second-class citizen, despised by Vennaways, but she and Aurelia are as close as sisters.
Her parents are horrified that she has brought a bastard foundling into the house, but Aurelia convinces them to keep the baby, whom she names Amy Snow.
It is 1831 when eight-year-old Aurelia Vennaway finds a naked baby girl abandoned in the Snow on the grounds of her aristocratic family\'s magnificent mansion.
Winner of the UK\'s Richard & Judy Search for a Bestseller Competition, this page-turning debut novel follows an orphan whose late, beloved best friend bequeaths her a treasure hunt that leads her all over Victorian England and finally to the one secret her friend never shared
