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A Family Affair
A sweeping family saga travelling from England to China at the beginning of the 20th century
It is 1900 and Adeline Warburton and Arnold Haslington have fallen deeply in love. But though both are from wealthy families, their social status is too far apart for their families to approve of the match. And when Arnold marries another, Adeline’s reaction is immediate and altogether unexpected, as she travels to make a new life in China.
But although they are separated by thousands of miles, the consequences of their youthful passion continue to haunt them and their children – Addy’s daughter Nala and Arnold’s son, Philip.
As the years pass, and the children grow, violent forces are set to bring them together, unaware of the secrets from the past that bind them.
It is 1900 and Adeline Warburton and Arnold Haslington have fallen deeply in love. But though both are from wealthy families, their social status is too far apart for their families to approve of the match. And when Arnold marries another, Adeline’s reaction is immediate and altogether unexpected, as she travels to make a new life in China.
But although they are separated by thousands of miles, the consequences of their youthful passion continue to haunt them and their children – Addy’s daughter Nala and Arnold’s son, Philip.
As the years pass, and the children grow, violent forces are set to bring them together, unaware of the secrets from the past that bind them.
- GenresHistorical Fiction
656 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
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About the author
Katie Flynn
100 books218 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
Katie Flynn was born in Norwich and attended Norwich High School, where she was extremely happy and extremely undistinguished. Published at the tender age of eight, in Enid Blyton's Sunny Stories, she joined a Writers’ Circle as an adult, publishing short stories, articles, etc; only turning to novels in 1971 because the postal strike cut off her main source of income!
At first she wrote under several different names – Judith Saxton, Judy Turner, Lydia Balmain, Judith Arden – but her Katie Flynn books were a delight to write and proved far more popular than she had dreamed. She has now published nearly ninety novels, twenty-seven of which are Flynns. Her most recent titles are: Lost Days of Summer and Christmas Wishes.
Katie Flynn was born in Norwich and attended Norwich High School, where she was extremely happy and extremely undistinguished. Published at the tender age of eight, in Enid Blyton's Sunny Stories, she joined a Writers’ Circle as an adult, publishing short stories, articles, etc; only turning to novels in 1971 because the postal strike cut off her main source of income!
At first she wrote under several different names – Judith Saxton, Judy Turner, Lydia Balmain, Judith Arden – but her Katie Flynn books were a delight to write and proved far more popular than she had dreamed. She has now published nearly ninety novels, twenty-seven of which are Flynns. Her most recent titles are: Lost Days of Summer and Christmas Wishes.
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July 19, 2010
I just enjoy reading it...hardly can take off my eyes from the pages, so mesmerising.
August 23, 2017
This is a very good read, however be warned that it is about 2 families and you jump between them. Personally, I don't mind this to much, it just means you have to keep track with what going on.
A great story, which I must admit didn't pan out anything like I thought it would when I started reading the book. Lots of twists and turns, you will need the odd tissue, or at least I did.
It would appear I'm a bit of a late comer to the Katie Flynn/Judith Saxton author, but I have thoroughly enjoyed the books I have read so far and intend to work my way through all of them 😀❤️.
I would recommend this book 📚
A great story, which I must admit didn't pan out anything like I thought it would when I started reading the book. Lots of twists and turns, you will need the odd tissue, or at least I did.
It would appear I'm a bit of a late comer to the Katie Flynn/Judith Saxton author, but I have thoroughly enjoyed the books I have read so far and intend to work my way through all of them 😀❤️.
I would recommend this book 📚
July 16, 2024
Long interesting story. Detailed and gripping. Many stories in one but easy to follow. Really enjoyed this. Only critisym the odd wrong words used, on instead of one things like that. There was quite a few of those.
April 28, 2019
Just finished this one and I think I need a day or, in this case, a night to “sleep on it” before I can properly review it 🙂
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