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The FitzDeanes are wealthy. They have Ballyford Castle in Ireland and a growing shipping business in Liverpool. But Lady FitzDeane is unable to provide an heir. All of her five boys have died in infancy. There are whispers that the family is cursed—punished for a terrible mistake long buried in the past. When young Ruby Flynn, an orphan reared and educated by nuns, arrives at Ballyford to work as a nursery maid, she cannot shake the feeling that she has been there before. But when? Soon rumors and strong emotions are swirling around the beautiful girl with red hair, green eyes—and a mysterious past. Who is she really? And what will her arrival mean for this powerful family, riven by tragedy?

"As fast-paced as it is entertaining. An addictive novel to be devoured at one sitting." —Sunday Express

"Catholic Liverpool, Irish immigrants and dark secrets...a funny and sometimes shocking saga. I couldn't put it down." —Cristina Odone, journalist

Nadine Dorries grew up in a working class family in Liverpool. She trained as a nurse, then succesfully established and sold her own business. She has been the MP for mid-Bedfordshire since 2005.