The Wanton Redhead
The Wanton Redhead
Meg Hutchinson
Meg Hutchinson's twentieth novel sweeps from the collieries of the Black Country to the sugar-scented islands of the Caribbean as it tells the story of a young woman who must suffer many violent wrongs before being saved by her own virtue, and by the love of a good man.
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When her selfish, flighty sister leaves home to become the wife of a wealthy sugar plantation owner, Alyssa becomes solely responsible for her poor, deranged mother as well as for Thea's bastard son. Viciously raped, then thrown out of the family home, the girl goes on the run, fleeing her cruel rapist.
Alyssa's journey is a perilous one. It will take her far from the Black Country to the wild shores of the Caribbean and put her in the path of evil men determined to despoil the young girl. For the palm-fringed island of Jamaica is home to a pernicious trade: white slavery...
Product Description
Title - The Wanton Redhead
Edition -
Author - Meg Hutchinson
ISBN 13 - 9780340834503
Imprint - Hodder Paperback
Publisher - Hodder & Stoughton
Date Published - 14/12/2006
Prize -
No. of pages -
Binding Type - Paperback
Dimensions - 111 x 179 x 24mm
Weight - 201 g
Languages - English