Rich Girl, Poor Girl

A charming book about parallel lives - in English historical settings - with marriage-cusp age girls, characterised as "twins" to reinforce the comparisons. Val Wood moves the story along like a meandering carriage on a country road. But, in the final chapters she adds a few horses and it gallops to......more

Another great read by Val Wood, the copy I read was a reissue with a different cover version. As always a Val Wood book is easy to read and easy to get into. This one tells the story of two girls, Rosalie who is the rich girl and Polly is the poor girl. They both live in Hull and are brought together......more

Howard reminds me of a fancy version of Luke from tears of themis......more

This was the first book I read this year and I gave it 4 stars. It’s about two girls of 16, who both lose their mothers during childbirth on Christmas Eve 1860. Polly is brought up in virtual poverty and works in a factory in contrast Rosalie is brought up in wealth. They are brought together and for......more

3.5 perhaps. A rather beautiful and heartwarming read! It was interesting seeing the different lives of Polly and Rosalie, with Polly living a life of poverty while Rosalie lives a life of comfort and luxury. However, while Polly has always had the consistent love and care of her mother, Rosalie has n......more