Molly Sparkes by Newberry, Sheila

Hardback. Acceptable.

London: Inner Circle / Piatkus, 2001. Book. Near Fine, Spine Head Crush. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Historical drama, set in Australia. Jacket illustration by Colin Backhouse. Expanded condition report/scan on request..

In very good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.A high-spirited, unconventional girl who can turn her hand to anything, Molly Sparkes is on the verge of a big adventure. At just eighteen, she leaves her convent school to accompany the formidable Mrs Alexa Nagel on an extended tour of Australia, acting as her companion and nanny to Alexa's motherless granddaughter.In New South Wales Molly is force to do some rapid growing up. Fascinated by cool, laconic stockman, Henning Rasmussen, Molly is heartbroken when he tells her he is about to return to his native Denmark. Desperate to forget him, she is pleased with the flattering attentions of Rory Kelly, a circus acrobat who detects similar talent in Molly herself. Will Molly flout convention and be tempted by the romance of a circus life? What does the future hold for the irrepressible Molly Sparkes?