The Girl with the Suitcase

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Author
Lesley Pearse
Publisher
Penguin
Genre
Fiction
Released
15 August, 2025
ISBN
9780241678121

The Girl with the Suitcase

Lesley Pearse

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Synopsis

London 1941When Mary meets a glamorous stranger named Elizabeth she realises their lives couldn’t be more different.But when an air raid forces them to take shelter underground Mary’s life is set in change forever.After waking up in hospital, injured but alive, the nurse mistakes her for Elizabeth and hands over her suitcase with Elizabeth’s money and tickets to Ireland inside.This is Mary’s chance to escape the hardship of her life and start afresh.What could go wrong?
Lesley Pearse
About the author

Lesley Pearse

Lesley Pearse was brought up in South London in various orphanages from the age of three. She learned about the Soho club scene and the music business during the Sixties with the late John Pritchard. Her novels have sold over ten million copies worldwide. Lesley has three daughters and three grandchildren and lives in Bristol.

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