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Leon Garfield - Author
This is a historical family-mystery story centred on Sam’s changing understanding of who raised him and where he belongs. Its main appeal may be the gradual search for personal and family truth.
One stormy December night some time in the eighteenth century, a coach came thundering down the long hill outside of Dorking on its usual journey into London. But something unusual was to happen that night as one of the passengers unexpectedly gave birth to a child. Not until he was eight did Sam Chichester discover that the coachman and guard he called 'Ma and 'Pa' were not his real parents. Sam will need to grow up, leave home, and find love before he will finally uncover the truth about his parentage.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a historical family-mystery story centred on Sam’s changing understanding of who raised him and where he belongs. Its main appeal may be the gradual search for personal and family truth.
The discovery that Sam’s carers are not his biological parents may merit attention, particularly if family separation or uncertain origins are sensitive subjects.
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