'Best period book I have EVER read! - 5-star reader review'

Emmy Carter's mother is a prostitute - and her life has made Emmy determined to avoid the same fate. But Emmy is beautiful, so attracts unwanted attention; her mother's protector has his eye on her, as does evil Marcus Armistead, her employer's nephew. Marcus is excited by Emmy's virginity and has her kidnapped, but Emmy hits him over the head and escapes. Marcus, futher enraged, kills her mother and becomes even more determined to rape Emmy, but the combined efforts of the local parson and Emmy's young suitor manage to keep her safe from harm. Finally Emmy sees Marcus get his just desserts, finds out who her father was, and attains the respectability she has so longed for.

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What readers are saying about DOWN WEAVER'S LANE

'Could not put this book down' - 5 stars

'Kept wanting to read it all in one go' - 5 stars

'Such a brilliant writer . . . once you start to read this book you won't be able to put it down' - 5 stars

'A gripping novel' - 5 stars

'This book was brilliant - get the tissues ready!' - 5 stars

Anna Jacob's riveting new Lancashire saga introduces an unforgettable heroine.

About the Author
Anna Jacobs grew up in Lancashire and emigrated to Australia, but still visits the UK regularly to see her family and do research, something she loves. She is addicted to writing and figures she'll have to live to be 120 at least to tell all the stories that keep popping up in her imagination and nagging her to write them down. She's also addicted to her own hero, to whom she's been happily married for many years. She is the bestselling author of over ninety novels and has been shortlisted for several awards, and Pride of Lancashire won the Australian Romantic Book of the Year Award in 2006. You can find out more on her website, www.annajacobs.com or on her Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Anna.Jacobs.Books.

Reviews
Catherine Cookson fans will cheer! * Peterborough Evening Telegraph on Our Polly *
Industrial Lancashire in the 1830s with the daughter of a prostitute determined to avoid her mother's plight * The Bookseller - Paperback Preview *
Brilliant, no one can match her writing ability . . . I have just finished reading it, couldn't put it down, it held me absorbed on every page. * Amazon reader on Lancashire Lass *



Book Information
ISBN 9780340750599
Author Anna Jacobs
Format Paperback
Page Count 512
Imprint Coronet Books
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Weight(grams) 315g
Dimensions(mm) 178mm * 110mm * 34mm