A Little Badness - Josephine Cox

Advantages: A Real Page-Turner
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.... Rosie reads the diaries in their entirety and decides she wants to do something for Kathleen before she dies (is she going to die)? Rosie goes on a search for some of the people mentioned in Kathleen's diaries - does she find anyone? You will have to read the book to find out whether there is a happy ending or not. I guarantee you won't be disappointed! All the loose ends are tied up neatly with everything seeming to come full circle. Josephine Cox has once again taken a group of people, bought them together and wound a great story around them. I found characters that I cared about in the pages of this novel though I also found characters that I would happily have slapped (given half the chance). Kathleen is no doubt a great lady - in all senses of the word and Rosie would be a fantastic friend to have in your life - just because she... Read review

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Advantages: Brillent Story
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...Little fourteen year old Laura Blake cries over her dying father. He is her life and what will become of her? Her mother gives birth to a crippled child and withdraws within herself leaving Laura to support the family. Her Uncle gives her a job in his furniture shop and just as life is beginning to get better, Laura is raped. She has a child, conceived by her attacker and she vows the world will pay for all that has happened to her. Bringing up her two sisters and her own baby, Laura will make every one pay that has caused her family to suffer. Brillent author and an engrossing story.... Read review

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Advantages: Gripping Stories
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...If you like Catherine Cookson then you will love the novals by Josephine Cox. Most of her novals are set in the 18th Century. Whistledown Woman is perfectly written and concentrates on a little girl named Starlena, named after the gypsy that took her in when her father gave her away at birth, as he thought his wife had been unfaithful. As Starlena grows up into a beautiful woman, she learns the secrets of her parentage and where the beautiful brooch pinned to her shawl came from. Her gypsy mother has always been afraid of of Starlena finding out the truth and who is the person locked away in the Asylum. Any Josephine Cox book is worth every penny.... Read review

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