Lovers and Liars. Josephine Cox

      JOSEPHINE COX

       Lovers and Liars

       COPYRIGHT

      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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       HarperCollinsPublishers 2004

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      CONTENTS

       COVER

       TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT

PART ONE

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

PART TWO

CHAPTER FOUR

       CHAPTER FIVE

       CHAPTER SIX

       PART THREE

       CHAPTER SEVEN

       CHAPTER EIGHT

       CHAPTER NINE

       PART FOUR

       CHAPTER TEN

       CHAPTER ELEVEN

       CHAPTER TWELVE

       CHAPTER THIRTEEN

       PART FIVE

       CHAPTER FOURTEEN

       CHAPTER FIFTEEN

       CHAPTER SIXTEEN

       PART SIX

      CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

       ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

       ABOUT THE AUTHOR

       OTHER WORKS

       CHATTERBOX

       ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

Part 1 June, 1902 The Girl

       Chapter 1

      IT WAS THE most glorious summer’s day, but even as the sun warmed her face and the sound of birdsong thrilled her ears, Emily Ramsden’s young heart trembled with fear as she hurried stealthily from the house.

      He was in there. He must not suspect what she was up to, or her life would not be worth living.

      Running across the yard, she was oblivious to the sharp mounds of dried mud and rough hoggin that sliced open the soles of her bare feet. She was desperate to get as far from the farmhouse as possible, away from prying eyes and into the upper reaches of the old hayloft. From there, she would know if anyone approached. He hasn’t caught me yet, she thought defiantly. He won’t catch me today, neither!

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