Author: Lark, Sara.
Publisher: Ediciones B
Pages:576
A captivating novel about four extraordinary women that leave Scotland to take on the world. Join Sarah Lark in a journey through a new age of adventure, romance, and discovery. Scotland, end of the nineteenth century. Three young cousins from the noble Hard clan have great aspirations. While Ailis has a passion for studying the stars, Donella dreams with traveling on an air balloon, and Haily wants to become a famous actress on the stage. Together they leave for Saint Leonards, the first female school in Scotland, where students are prepared to pursuit a degree if they so want. Quick-witted, loyal Emily, who grew up with the cousins, though her parents are servants, accompanies them to the boarding school. The world seems to widen with endless possibilities for the four young women. Until a stroke of fate hits one of them, and they all must go their separate ways...