# Gilding the Lily

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- Book: [Gilding the Lily](https://www.bookquiver.com/rita-bradshaw/gilding-the-lily) ([Gilding the Lily.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/rita-bradshaw/gilding-the-lily.md))
- Authors: [Rita Bradshaw](https://www.bookquiver.com/rita-bradshaw)
- Publisher: headline
- ISBN: 978-07-5534-238-9
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2009-07-23
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A heartrending tale of two sisters and their quest for a place to belong, from much-loved author Rita Bradshaw. Lily and Sarah Brown's childhood is an unhappy one. Sarah escapes by marrying Ralph Turner, a Sunderland dock worker, but Lily doesn't trust Ralph - a dark volatile man with a hidden cruel streak. When he tries to seduce Lily on his wedding day, her worst fears are confirmed. Ralph's younger brother John is cut from a different cloth, though, and Lily is increasingly drawn to him. But just when Lily sees a future for them, a terrible incident destroys her happiness. Heartbroken, Lily agrees to accompany the family she works for as a nursemaid to New York. As Lily boards RMS Titanic little does she realise that her decision will change the course of her life for ever...