A Simple Wish: The perfect cosy read to keep you warm this winter

Ruby Carter is adopted and forced into a life of crime by Mrs. Bamber, but she is determined to atone for her sins and be reunited with her birth parents.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 480 pages
Publication date: 06 January 2022
Publisher: Zaffre

Perfect for fans of the heartwarming saga from Sunday Times bestselling author, Rosie Goodwin!

Britain's best-loved saga writer with over one million copies sold!

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Ruby Carter works hard in her parents' bakery. While life isn't easy, she's happy enough—her gentle mother protects young Ruby from her cruel father and loves her unconditionally. So, when her mother falls seriously ill, Ruby is heartbroken. Then, from her deathbed, her mother reveals that Ruby was adopted.

Stricken by grief and alone with the violent man she called her father, Ruby feels she has no choice but to flee. At just fifteen, homeless, and alone, she is relieved when a kindly stranger named Mrs. Bamber takes pity on poor Ruby and welcomes her into her home.

But soon, Ruby learns Mrs. Bamber is not as generous as she first seemed—she forces Ruby into a life of crime as a jewel thief in Birmingham's jewelry quarter. With nothing to her name and nowhere to go, Ruby has no choice but to go along with it, despite the guilt and shame she feels. But Ruby is determined that she will atone for what she's done and be reunited with her birth parents.

Ruby's only wish is to find her family.

Weight: 348g
Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838773540