The Girl From World's End competition
12 October 2007 - The Girl From World's End is the captivating debut novel from Leah Fleming - and to mark its launch we are giving two copies away!
Leah is a major new storyteller who combines mesmerising characters with haunting landscapes. Perfect for fans of Josephine Cox, Lesley Pearse and Sunday evening dramas such as Where the Heart Is and The Royal…
Plot... After the death of her drunken father in North Yorkshire, newly-orphaned 8-year old Mirren Gilchrist is sent to live with estranged relatives in the heart of the Dales.
Struggling to adjust to the unfamiliar rural lifestyle, she grows tough and resentful. She finds solace in World's End, a dilapidated stone cottage at the edge of the moor.
As the years pass, Mirren falls in love, marries and begins a family with roguish and handsome Jack - but the arrival of war throws her life into turmoil once again.
Jack returns from leave a changed man, whose dependence on alcohol is all too familiar for Mirren.
Whilst he sinks deeper into depression, Mirren struggles to cope with the violent, cruel stranger she married.Then tragedy strikes and history looks set to repeat itself.
To be in with a chance of winning one of these books, just fill in your details, including the answer to the below question, and click submit!
The question
Which of the follwing is an anagram of the book's author's name?
A: Smelling Oils
B: Flaming Heel
C: Cheating Waif
The closing date for entries is 30th November 2007.
Competition terms and conditions
1. Only one entry per household. 2. Closing date for entries is midnight on 30th November 2007. 3. Winners will be notified by 14th December 2007. 4. For notification of the winner email - put "World's End winner" in the subject line. 5. Persons under the age of 18, employees of Park Group and their families are not eligible to enter. 6. By entering the competition, acceptance of the rules is implied. 7. We reserve the right to substitute the prize for ones of equal or greater value. 8. No correspondence will be entered into regarding the competition. 9. This competition may appear across other Park publications or websites.
