Nettie’s Secret

Nettie’s Secret
Dilly Court

The new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author.As the wind whipped around her, dragging strands of hair from beneath her bonnet and tugging at her skirt, Nettie left behind the only home she’d ever known…London, 1875. Taking one last look around her little room in Covent Garden, Nettie Carroll couldn’t believe she wouldn’t even be able to say goodbye to her friends. Her father had trusted the wrong man, and now they would have to go on the run. Once again.

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Source ISBN: 9780008287719

Ebook Edition © May 2019 ISBN: 9780008287726

Version: 2019-03-08

Dedication (#u927bd60e-443d-5d9c-b74f-fa197a2d0d32)

For my great-granddaughter,

Marcy Charlotte-Ann Avant.

Contents

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Title Page (#u1ea84833-9cd7-53cf-918e-bf5327757288)

Copyright

Dedication

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four