The Harrogate Secret : The Catherine Cookson Collection

DeAgostini, UK, 2003. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 331 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: DeAgostini, UK, 2003. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition except for previous owner's initials in pen on front free end page. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Young Frederick Musgrave was never more agile than when navigating his sculler across the waters of the Tyne between the busy seaports of North and South Shields in 1843. Already his services were in demand as a carrier of messages and certain small packages for those whose activities made them the target of the Customs and Excise men. As well as agile, Freddie was also reckoned to be lucky, but on such a night as brought him to The Towers, the home of Mr Roderick Gallagher, both luck and courage were to be tested to the limit. From that night on, things really began to happen to Freddie, and the best of them came when he gained the friendship and patronage of Miss Maggie Hewitt, who was to play a major role in shaping his life and fortunes. But he would still need all his luck and resourcefulness to escape the long shadow cast by Roderick Gallagher, whose power and influence threatened all who crossed his path ... *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Romance & Women's Fiction; Inventory No: 14100153..