A ruthless need. [large print] Catherine Cookson.

ISBN: 158547066X
ISBN: 9781585470662
Physical Description: 311 pages (large print) ; 22 cm
Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Pub., 2001.
Copyright: &copy;1995

Summary:

This sweet romance, set in World War II England, follows the life of young Lizzie Gillespie. Saved from a stepmother who tried to prostitute her, she goes to live with the parents of her rescuer, a military officer named Geoff Fulton. Before Geoff is sent to the Suez Canal for the war, he secretly meets with his forbidden love, Janis Bradford-Brown, the daughter of the wealthy landowner whom Geoff's father works for, to find out if she truly loves him. While he's away, Lizzie serves as the Fulton's maid, helper for Geoff's handicapped mother, and surrogate daughter, happy and safe in the warmth of their home. When Geoff returns from war, he finds her so grownup he hardly recognizes her, and he's surprised at her beauty. Now he must deal with his new feelings for Lizzie as well as his old feelings for Janis.