The Runaway Daughter
A Stitch in Time Book 1
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3.8 • 26 Ratings
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- $9.99
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Publisher Description
It's 1926 and Anna Darton is on the run from a terrible crime she was forced into committing. Alone and scared in London, salvation comes in the form of Nancy, a sassy American dancer at the notorious nightclub, The Zip. Re-inventing herself as Vita Casey, Anna becomes part of the line-up and is thrown into a hedonistic world of dancing, parties, flapper girls and fashion.
When she meets the dashing Archie Fenwick, Vita buries her guilty conscience and she believes him when he says he will love her no matter what. But unbeknown to Vita, her secret past is fast catching up on her, and when the people closest to her start getting hurt, she is forced to confront her past or risk losing everything she holds dear.
The Runaway Daughter by Joanna Rees is the first novel in the sweeping A Stich in Time historical trilogy.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Anna Darton is on the run: from her family, a terrible crime she’s committed and, in many ways, her former self. She escapes to London, finding herself among all the hedonism, flapper girls and unique opportunities that made it such an intoxicating city during the 1920s. But it’s not easy to earn a wage—or evade capture. Joanna Rees’ novel is as exciting as the gritty, vintage underworld it depicts. We’re introduced to a diverse, vibrant cast of characters, while Anna’s backstory, and the reason she was forced to reinvent herself, is revealed piece by piece, allowing us to get to know her with remarkable depth. Anna isn’t your average 1920s woman, and this is far from the standard period novel.
