A True Likeness

by Tessa Barclay

A compelling new novel by the well-loved author of A Lovely illusion and Starting Over; A young solicitor specialising in family law, Lindsey Abercrombie is asked by cosmetics millionairess Ursula Guyler to assess a girl who may possibly be Ursula's daughter, abducted 17 years ago. Lindsey finds Phyllis a difficult and abrasive character; so she acts as buffer between her and Ursula. Ursula refuses to believe her sweet three-year-old could have turned into this aggressive stranger. Eighteen months of difficulties disrupt Lindsey's love life and her career, but ultimately she resolves both Ursula's problems and her own.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2001

About the author

Pseudonym of Jean Bowden

Tessa Barclay is the author of many much-loved family sagas and historical romance novels, including the Wine Widow trilogy, the four-part Craigallan series, and the Corvill Weaving saga – all coming soon in new paperback editions and as ebooks for the very first time from Corazon Books. Tessa began her writing career after being educated at the Miss Jean Brodie school, and has since written over 100 books. As Jean Bowden, she wrote the acclaimed Nurses at War.

Other known pseudonyms:
Babara Annandale
Belinda Dell
Jocelyn Barry
Avon Curry
Jennifer Bland
Lee MacKenzie

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this story of a young lawyer who is asked to find out if a young woman is actually the daughter of a wealthy business woman and her husband. The girl was kidnapped at 3 and is 19 or 20 when she comes forward to meet the people she thinks are her real parents. She has been raised in a poor, rough environment and dresses in black with heavy makeup so the business woman doesn't see any resemblance at all to the sweet 3 year old that was kidnapped. The rest of the book is the development of the young woman and her relationship with the lawyer. Good read.