Camellia Av Lesley Pearse

<p>Camellia Norton is orphaned at fifteen when her mother''s body is fished from a river in rural Sussex. And when she discovers a cache of letters amongst her mother''s effects she realises that the past she has always been so sure of has been built on a tissue of lies. <br><br>Devastated, she runs away to London, and loses herself in a metropolis that offers opportunity, temptation and danger, especially to a young girl hungry for love and acceptance. <br><br>But her past won''t stay buried forever, and eventually Camellia begins the long journey towards uncovering the truth about her background, and also, ultimately, about herself.</p>