Troubled Waters and other Books by Rosemary Hayes

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Troubled Waters - A three-part compelling family saga, spanning oceans and centuries in the fortunes of one family

Troubled Waters

London, 1835, and every day is a fight for survival for Abbie and her brother, Jim. Dirty and ragged, they hang around Whitechapel Market hoping to pick up work and earn a few pennies. Then Jim is accused of theft and sent halfway round the world to Australia – to a boys’ penitentiary. Abbie is devastated – when will she see her brother again? The years pass, and Abbie gradually picks up the pieces of her life, finally securing a decent future for herself as a maid in a grand family house. Then Jim returns. Prison life has made him bitter and aggressive and Abbie finds her once loved brother now makes her frightened and uneasy. Will he spoil her settled new life – and drag her down with him in his thirst for revenge?

ISBN 0340854693

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To the Edge of the Ocean

It is June 1861 and eighteen-year-old Amos is leaving England to go in search of his father, Jim. Amos was only six when Jim was presumed drowned on his way across the ocean to Australia, but Amos is certain that his father is still alive.

It’s the start of a great adventure … and a new life for Amos. But will Jim want to come face to face with his past?

ISBN 0340854707

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Bright Horizon

It is 1947 in Australia and twins Jane and David are coming to terms with the death of their father John during World War II. With their mother, Amy, they try and trace John’s long-lost relations and the man who was with him when he died.

But when Jane starts her own search she encounters a dark family secret – and a terrifying game of cat and mouse.

ISBN 0340854715

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