Greater Gains

Clara tried not to cry . . . not to feel her heart really breaking . . . Recently widowed and pregnant with her first child, the hardships of life in the early ninenteenth century cannot subdue fifteen-year-old Clara Garland;s indomitable spirit. Even when her family falls on hard times, Clara continues to flourish. And it is not long before the heartless but devastatingly attractive Nat Grover becomes intent on capturing her for himself . . . But what will become of Clara's true love, Prosper Mayes, living far away in India? Should Clara wait for what might never happen, or must she accept her fate? The sequel to Small Gains, Greater Gains is another extraordinary story from the author of Flambards. 'There are very few born storytellers. K. M. Peyton is one of them' The TimesPeyton, K. M. is the author of 'Greater Gains', published 2006 under ISBN 9780099472971 and ISBN 009947297X.