{"product_id":"the-railway-girl-a-compelling-saga-of-love-loss-and-self-discovery-paperback","title":"THE RAILWAY GIRL a compelling saga of love, loss and self-discovery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTania Crosse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN UTTERLY HEARTRENDING VICTORIAN SAGA OF ONE WOMAN'S FIGHT TO FIND HAPPINESS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFans of Nadine Dorries, Rosie Goodwin, Dilly Court, Freda Lightfoot and Catherine Cookson will adore this emotional and inspiring family saga.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published as \u003ci\u003eThe Wrong Side of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA STRUGGLE TO FIND LOVE AND HAPPINESS AGAINST THE ODDS \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDevon, 1887.\u003c\/b\u003e Life has not been kind to dairymaid \u003cb\u003eTresca Ladycott\u003c\/b\u003e. She can't rely on her flighty farmhand father, Emmanuel, so she relies on herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen comes \u003cb\u003ea devastating blow\u003c\/b\u003e. Tresca is sacked from the dairy and the pair lose their home. She and her father seek a new life in bustling Tavistock. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore hardship lies ahead.\u003c\/b\u003e The only work to be found is hard labour on the London and South West Railway. Before long, Emmanual is out of work yet again and Tresca is faced with keeping them both in their tiny garret home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut is her father to blame this time? Tresca can't help but feel that \u003cb\u003edashing Irish foreman Connor O'Mahoney\u003c\/b\u003e had a hand in her father's dismissal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTORN BETWEEN HER HEAD AND HER HEART \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven so, she finds herself drawn to this mysterious stranger. \u003cb\u003eA battle ensues between her head and her heart\u003c\/b\u003e, testing Tresca's resolve like never before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill she keep fighting for her dreams - even when all hope seems lost?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTANIA CROSSE weaves blissfully human stories with impeccable research, giving her characters all the complexity and colour of real life. \u003cb\u003eTania is the winner of the Best Romantic Saga in the 60th annual RoNA Awards.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHAT READERS SAY ABOUT TANIA CROSSE: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Very emotional and powerful . . . \u003cb\u003eI loved it!\u003c\/b\u003e\" Mrs S. 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The narrative is \u003cb\u003ebrilliantly authentic\u003c\/b\u003e and every emotion that is expressed by the characters is mirrored in the reader's heart.\" Cindy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eI now look forward to reading more from this brilliant author\u003c\/b\u003e.\" John H. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tania Crosse is \u003cb\u003ean excellent story teller\u003c\/b\u003e. 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