The Bonbon Girl

The Bonbon Girl
Linda Finlay

A heart-warming tale from the queen of West Country sagas, LINDA FINLAYIn a tumbledown Cornish cottage, with an alcoholic father, Colenso Carne works with the Serpentine stone from the local mine. When she catches the eye of the new factory manager, her father insists she rejects her beloved Kitto in order to marry Fenton.Forced to flee the village when Fenton turns nasty, she is taken under the wing of wise woman Mara and travels to local fairs, learning to make bonbons to pay her way.But she never gives up hope of being reunited with Kitto…Set against the dramatic Cornish coastline, this tale of triumph and tragedy will delight fans of Rosie Goodwin and Dilly Court.

LINDA FINLAY trained as an Image Consultant and has an avid interest in people, especially the synergy between appearance and perception and the effect it has on self-esteem. She has always loved writing, her first success was winning a competition in the local paper in Surrey. A move to the spectacular Devonshire coast combined with her passion for local history inspired her to write her novels.

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Copyright (#ulink_70e7c53f-c29f-5d78-bbb7-f5c8bb3528ac)

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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2018

Copyright © Linda Finlay 2018

Linda Finlay asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Ebook Edition © December 2018 ISBN: 9780008262969

To my Bonbons, Jack, Heather, Darcey and Chloe.

With special thanks to Darcey for naming this novel.

Contents

Cover (#u80baa681-b0fd-5bef-88c4-6f1bec4d8a1d)

About the Author (#u18aa7635-8d20-54d8-b242-f3b0e7fa9573)

Also by Linda Finlay (#ulink_dfa1d0c0-fef3-5dae-855e-74a4866d9d5a)

Title Page (#u6113d5eb-feaf-537a-a400-68ef784f03cc)

Copyright (#ulink_8790423f-112a-5456-a410-a7a1bd93f40b)

Dedication (#u31da06ef-69dc-50c3-9693-531b5cd540d7)

Prologue (#ulink_f95df246-c788-5af4-8b16-4b5c30cdee7c)

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Chapter 2 (#ulink_295c7f47-3ead-56e2-a7e6-a316c7b6a8b8)

Chapter 3 (#ulink_acf77ce8-7d4e-5aaf-8f39-ae14286b0eab)

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Chapter 6 (#ulink_a92724ee-ea8b-5468-b3c8-d2c43e8b0bcc)

Chapter 7 (#ulink_fcaf4ce2-32f6-592c-86c9-24efb56f5fd0)

Chapter 8 (#ulink_1e96abb1-3d61-5a86-bfce-a7b33d5b3f1c)

Chapter 9 (#ulink_87120966-a42c-574a-99b3-67bd5dfb898b)

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Chapter 18 (#litres_trial_promo)