Lesley Pearse 3 Books Collection Set (Dead to Me, Belle, Remember Me)

Dead to Me, Belle and Remember Me are brought together in this three-book collection by Lesley Pearse. Each novel follows a young woman facing upheaval and hardship, with stories set against vividly drawn historical backdrops.

From a chance meeting on London’s Hampstead Heath in 1935, to a life reshaped by violence and exploitation, and a journey that begins with a single mistake and ends in transportation to Australia, these novels explore lives changed by circumstance and the determination to endure.

Included titles

• Dead to Me
• Belle
• Remember Me

Synopses

Dead to Me

Spring 1935. On London’s Hampstead Heath, two girls meet by chance: Verity, well-mannered and smartly dressed, and Ruby, dishevelled and grubby. Set in war-torn Britain, the story centres on loyalty, love and the strength of friendship.

Belle

Fifteen-year-old Belle is raised in a London brothel, yet remains an innocent young girl. After witnessing one of the girls brutally strangled by a client, she is cast into a cruel world. Snatched from the streets and sold into prostitution, she is made a courtesan in New Orleans, where her dreams of home, family and freedom seem increasingly out of reach.

Remember Me

Mary, the daughter of a Cornish mariner, makes a life-changing mistake when she steals a silk hat. Convicted and sentenced to be transported to Australia, she endures horrific conditions aboard ship before arriving in a brutal country. Determined to survive, Mary also sets out to make something of herself in a rugged man’s world.