The Bad Apple: A powerful saga of surviving and loving against the odds

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Louise Hart has endured a great deal of pain from her callous husband Paul, but one cold December night in 1959 she can take no more. She and her son Davey escape their Coventry high - rise flat and flee to Tanglewood, the dilapidated ivy-clad mansion where her mother Dolly runs an animal sanctuary. Miserable and frightened, Louise longs to turn her back on the past, and create a happy new life for Davey. But Paul is in trouble with men more dangerous than himself. Unable to pay his debts, he blackmails Louise and those who love her, keeping a shadowy presence in their lives. Even the arrival of Charlie Fox, a stranger who becomes a true friend, cannot guarantee that the future will be safe...

Rosie Goodwin has worked in social services and as a foster carer for many years. She has three children, and lives in Nuneaton with her husband, Trevor, and their foster children.

'The tearjerker of the season...[a] heart-rending tale' Western Mail -- Western Mail 20040626 'A story of adversity and survival' Huddersfield Daily Examiner -- Huddersfield Daily Examiner 20040626 ' A promising and well-drawn debut' Lancashire Evening Post -- Lancashire Evening Post 20040703 'A good tearjerker...compelling' Reading Evening Post -- Reading Evening Post 20040728