Daughter of the House

Daughter of the House
Rosie Thomas

A stunning novel from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of THE KASHMIR SHAWLLondon 1919Born into a down-at-heel family, Nancy Wix is more than her past dictates – more ambitious than the daughter of a faded showman, more original than a woman who will be confined by polite conventions. The end of the Great War has left a stricken London on the brink of an uncertain future, and with their hard-won freedoms now in doubt Nancy and her fellow suffragettes must strive all over again for the right to control their own destinies.At a time when shattered families are struggling to let go of their dead, Nancy discovers she has a gift that offers hope to the loved ones of the lost generation, and a chance encounter reveals a way in which she might use it for her own ends.As Nancy struggles to break free from the rigid bonds of society and find her place in the world, the only thing that could hold her back is her love for an unattainable man…

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Source ISBN: 9780007512089

Ebook Edition © May 2016 ISBN: 9780007512072

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Dedication (#u5a0bdf10-c9ce-5c6f-8746-374fa71736ca)

For James and Flora

14 February 2015

Table of Contents

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Title Page (#u015da7bf-4239-5f87-8275-0a9c8f3b05d6)

Copyright (#ufae4bf14-5985-5ba3-889f-6d33d4597827)

Dedication (#u27b127f6-2b2f-5668-a605-d86ae0b97782)

Part One (#uc1c1279b-6585-5593-a7ee-f18553e4f8c1)

Chapter One (#u1c187a4f-5140-5bfe-b69e-eb2f17417b98)

Chapter Two (#u4b6e9a51-5b41-5328-b8cf-317edda17474)

Chapter Three (#u95cf5c81-fcd2-5be3-ab8c-d4c4ba8a6771)

Part Two (#u13e0e6c1-3b59-54a2-acf1-070779a74af4)

Chapter Four (#u5a5e8f04-4df3-50bb-81c9-10da148aed40)

Chapter Five (#ud0b257d9-7a72-539f-b484-a4a8504ac810)

Chapter Six (#u8084878b-2bc5-5288-88af-98e9d238f9ff)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Part Three (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Part Four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)