Hester Dark
By: Emma Blair
Publisher: Piatkus
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780749942625
Subjects: English fiction; Fiction
Description: Even to a girl from the slums of Bristol, the streets of Glasgow were inhospitable and grey; the wealth and splendour of its mansions cold and heartless. But for Hester Dark, there could be no turning back - she would make this cruel city the home of her dreams. Everyone said that Hester was lucky.
Notes: Originally published: London: Arrow, 1984.
Table of contents: title: Paperback -Even to a girl from the slums of Bristol, the streets of Glasgow seemed gray and inhospitable, the wealth and splendor of its mansions cold and heartless. But for Hester Dark, there could be no turning back; she would make this cruel city the home of her dreams. Everyone said that Hester was lucky. Lucky to have a wealthy uncle in Scotland who was willing to take her in. Lucky to have ali the advantages that his money could buy. But Hester's new world held dark secrets, jealousies, and fears. And no one had spoken of the women who would despise her for her beauty and her independence; title: and the men who would buy her soul and call it love.