A powerful and uplifting novel from this popular bestselling author
The choice was hers - fame and fortune or true love.
Poppy Mazzini, born in Hull over her father's grocery shop, lives up to the promise of her fiery red hair and Italian ancestry. Her lovely singing voice and good looks lead her to her great ambition - to go on the stage and see her name top of the bill. She becomes a music hall star both in her native town and in the south, after an appearance in the theatre at Brighton - she even performs in Paris, to tremendous acclaim. But when her first love, an ambitious shoemaker in her home town, becomes engaged to someone else Poppy is devastated. She disappears, believing that she will never return to her life of stardom. But her fame cannot be kep a secret...
A powerful and uplifting novel from this popular bestselling author
The choice was hers - fame and fortune or true love.
Poppy Mazzini, born in Hull over her father's grocery shop, lives up to the promise of her fiery red hair and Italian ancestry. Her lovely singing voice and good looks lead her to her great ambition - to go on the stage and see her name top of the bill. She becomes a music hall star both in her native town and in the south, after an appearance in the theatre at Brighton - she even performs in Paris, to tremendous acclaim. But when her first love, an ambitious shoemaker in her home town, becomes engaged to someone else Poppy is devastated. She disappears, believing that she will never return to her life of stardom. But her fame cannot be kep a secret...
A powerful and uplifting novel from this popular bestselling author
Since winning the Catherine Cookson Prize for Fiction for her first
novel, The Hungry Tide, Val Wood has become one of the most popular
authors in the UK.
Born in the mining town of Castleford, Val came to East Yorkshire
as a child and has lived in Hull and rural Holderness where many of
her novels are set. She now lives in the market town of
Beverley.
When she is not writing, Val is busy promoting libraries and
supporting many charities. In 2017 she was awarded an honorary
doctorate by the University of Hull for service and dedication to
literature.
Find out more about Val Wood's novels by visiting her website-
www.valwood.co.uk
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