THE SECOND GIRL IN GREY Author:Robert Richardson Alexandra Thorpe was orphaned when her parents were killed crossing a busy main road in a North Midlands town. Taken into the home of so called friends, she was used as an unpaid skivvy, forcing the lonely young girl to turn to shoplifting as a means of providing herself with the basic necessities of life. Eventually, convicted of habitual shopl... more »ifting she is fostered out to a farming family in a remote area of the Lake District in Cumbria. Alex grows to love the country life amid the picturesque mountains and Lakeland Fells where she becomes lost on the peaks in a fog; is involved in a tragic mountain rescue operation; and falls deeply in love. An exciting Fell Race at the beautiful Grasmere Village Sports Festival adds spice to a story with many unexpected and heartbreaking twists.« less