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Lesley Pearse


Born
The United Kingdom
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Genre
Fiction, Thriller, Historical Fiction


Lesley Pearse is one of the UK's best-loved novelists with fans across the globe and sales of over 2 million copies of her books to date. A true storyteller and a master of gripping storylines that keep the reader hooked from beginning to end, Pearse introduces you to characters that it is impossible not to care about or forget. There is no formula to her books or easily defined genre. Whether crime as in 'Till We Meet Again', historical adventure like 'Never Look Back', or the passionately emotive 'Trust Me', based on the true-life scandal of British child migrants sent to Australia in the post war period, she engages the reader completely.
Truth is often stranger than fiction and Lesley's life has been as packed with drama as her books. Sh ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 4.2 · 147,259 ratings · 8,486 reviews · 71 distinct works • Similar authors
Belle (Belle, #1)
4.30 avg rating — 8,962 ratings — published 2011 — 28 editions
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You'll Never See Me Again
4.16 avg rating — 7,800 ratings — published 2019 — 13 editions
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Remember Me
4.35 avg rating — 6,924 ratings — published 2003 — 41 editions
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The House Across the Street
3.86 avg rating — 7,289 ratings — published 2018 — 17 editions
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The Promise (Belle, #2)
4.36 avg rating — 5,893 ratings — published 2012 — 26 editions
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Stolen
3.97 avg rating — 6,373 ratings — published 2010 — 22 editions
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The Woman in the Wood
4.17 avg rating — 6,051 ratings — published 2017 — 15 editions
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Liar
3.88 avg rating — 6,165 ratings — published 2020 — 10 editions
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Deception
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,556 ratings — 9 editions
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Dead to Me
4.21 avg rating — 5,124 ratings — published 2016 — 22 editions
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Series by Lesley Pearse

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Quotes by Lesley Pearse  (?)
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“You can't do anything about the past, it's done and can't be mended. But the future is different, if you just think what you really want and reach out and take it.”
― Lesley Pearse, Trust Me
tags: future, past, rudie
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“Now, tomorrow you got to put on a happy face, not for me, nor May, or anyone else, just for yourself. 'Cause that's a magic trick I learned a long time ago, if you look like you're happy, you soon get to be.”
― Lesley Pearse, Trust Me
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“Hate was a far easier emotion to deal with sometimes. It burned fiercely and eventually died. Love stayed.”
― Lesley Pearse, Rosie
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