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Luckpenny Land #3

Wishing Water

‘paints a vivid picture of life on the fells during the war. Enhanced by fine historical detail and strong characterisation it is an endearing story...’
Westmorland Gazette

An entertaining saga
Manchester Evening News on Luckpenny Land

Lissa Turner seems to have everything a girl could ever hope for: she’s pretty and intelligent, has warm and devoted parents and a beautiful home in the Lake District. But despite her good fortune, Lissa is not happy. For her real mother abandoned Lissa while she was still a baby, and her feelings of confusion and vulnerability have persisted. As soon as she is old enough she takes up a job in Carreckwater, a lively village in the heart of Lakeland. She makes many friends but is wary of close relationships. Secretly Lissa wants nothing more than to be loved and cherished, but her lack of faith in herself launches her into a disastrous marriage with sinister consequences...

443 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 1995

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Freda Lightfoot

87 books212 followers
Born in Lancashire, I've been a teacher, bookseller and in a mad moment, a smallholder on the freezing fells of the Lake District where I tried my hand at the ‘good life’, kept sheep and hens, various orphaned cats and dogs, built drystone walls, planted a small wood and even learned how to make jam. I now spend the winter in Spain and summer in the UK. I have now published 48 books including many bestselling family sagas and historical novels.
For more information, visit my website www.fredalightfoot.co.uk.

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June 29, 2018
Loved it, Poor Lissa, what a sad life she had, would recommend.
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September 1, 2026
Not as good as the first two, will soldier on for book 4.
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March 11, 2016
Loved it

Another wonderful book from. Freda. She has a skill that makes you not want to put her books down. The only annoying thing I have found is that there are a lot of spelling mistakes or incorrect words. I am not sure if this is a problem just with Kindle books
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