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A child of the Dales / Diane Allen.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
LP ALLE	Large Print		Chester Hill .	. Available .

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9780750550109
Name	Allen, Diane author
Title	A child of the Dales / Diane Allen.
Edition	Large print edition.
Published	Leicester : Ulverscroft, Magna, 2023.
Description	300 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Summary	Abandoned as a baby on the steps of a remote inn, Ruby Blake has been raised by the innkeeper's wife Martha Metcalfe, unknowing of the family searching for her. One wild stormy night, Ruby is reunited with her long-lost father, who wants to whisk her away to Banksgill Farm for a happy ending with her true family. Feeling betrayed by Martha, Ruby follows her father for the chance of a new life. However, for being born of gypsy blood, Ruby is quickly cast out by everyone but the charming stable hand Tom Adams. Struck with loneliness in a village of people who find ways to make her miserable, she seeks friendship and love in Tom. But as their relationship blossoms, Ruby is pursued by a local miner - and when rumours begin to spread, she feels more lost and confused than ever...
Target audience note	Adult.
Subjects	Abandoned children -- Fiction
	Family reunions -- Fiction
	Families -- Fiction
	Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
	Yorkshire Dales (England) -- Fiction
Genre	Domestic fiction
Genre	Large type books
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Abandoned children -- Fiction . Domestic fiction . Families -- Fiction . Family reunions -- Fiction . Large type books . Man-woman relationships -- Fiction . Yorkshire Dales (England) -- Fiction . Authors: Allen, Diane .