The Daughter of Hardie

Anne Melville

Sept 2020 · The Hardie Family Book 2 · Bolinda · Narrated by Emma Gregory

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Grace Hardie has grown up in a sweeping estate on the outskirts of Oxford. But her life has been a far cry from a fairytale. Ailing and asthmatic as a child, she never really found her place – not with her brothers, not with any friends – always on the outside. And when tragedy strikes twice in the same day, Grace’s world, and her place in it, is turned upside down. Ungainly and lonely at 16, could the bloom of first love be the guiding light she needs? Or is the history of The House of Hardie bound to repeat itself? As class once again threatens to tear the family apart, so too does the Great War: sweeping away this budding romance before it’s had a chance to begin. Through heartbreak and betrayal, longing and loss, Grace Hardie must adapt to this changing world and struggle to find her own way.

About the author

Margaret Potter, née Margaret Newman, was a British writer of over 55 Romance, mystery, children's novels. She signed her novels under her maiden and married name, and also under the pseudonyms of Anne Betteridge, Anne Melville and Margaret Evans. In 1967, her novel The Truth Game won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association. She was the daughter of Bernard Newman and wife of Jeremy Potter, both also published writers.

Emma Gregory graduated from LAMDA winning the prestigious BBC Radio Carleton Hobbs Award and joined the BBC Radio Drama Company working in drama, comedy, light entertainment, live shows and educational programs. She has enjoyed a long and varied acting career working for many renowned companies in theatre, television, radio and audio work throughout Britain and internationally, touring in America, Japan and New Zealand for the Royal Shakespeare Company. She can be frequently heard narrating audiobooks.

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