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In the Lion’s Den. Barbara Taylor Bradford
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isbn 9780008242480
Автор произведения Barbara Taylor Bradford
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IN THE LION’S DEN
Barbara Taylor Bradford
HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd
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London SE1 9GF
First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2019
Copyright © Barbara Taylor Bradford 2019
Cover photographs © Lee Avison/Trevillion Images
Cover design by Claire Ward © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2019
Barbara Taylor Bradford asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
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Source ISBN: 9780008242466
Ebook Edition © November 2019 ISBN: 9780008242480
Version: 2020-08-05
For my darling Bob, with my love
Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Characters
PART ONE:
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
PART TWO:
London/Hull/Gloucestershire 1890
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
PART THREE:
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
PART FOUR:
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Epilogue
Keep Reading …
About the Author
Books by Barbara Taylor Bradford
About the Publisher
THE FALCONERS
Philip Henry Rosewood Falconer, founder of the dynasty; a head butler.
Esther Marie Falconer, his wife and co-founder of the dynasty; a head housekeeper.
Their sons
Matthew Falconer, his eldest son and heir; a stall owner at the Malvern Market.
George Falconer, a noted journalist on The Chronicle daily newspaper.
Harry Falconer, a chef and owner of a café, the Rendezvous.
Their grandchildren (Matthew’s offspring)
James Lionel, an ambitious young businessman on the rise.
Rosalind, known as Rossi, a seamstress.
Edward Albert, assistant to his father on the stalls.
Their daughter-in-law
Maude