Description
Carrie Preston is used to hard work - oldest of ten, with an incompetent mother and a drunken father, she struggles to find food for her siblings. But nothing could have prepared her for the day fate deals her family the cruellest of hands, rendering them more desperate than ever.
In a harsh world, small acts of kindness can bring great hope -Eli Beckett's offer of a job at the Dragon pub promises a better future for Carrie, especially as Eli's uncle has offered his nephew some spare land to build a music room.
With the great cities of England alive to the sound of music halls, the locals of Hedderby are soon looking forward to their own place of celebration and merriment. Yet not everyone in the town shares this excitement, and some will stop at nothing in the pursuit of selfish gain.
Hodder fastest growing saga writer's vivid new Lancashire saga introduces us to the world of the music hall.
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
Praise for Anna Jacobs:
Catherine Cookson fans will cheer * Peterborough Evening Telegraph *
Another cracking read with a vivid insight into family relationships * Coventry Evening Telegraph on OUR EVA *
Sensitive and compelling * Nuneaton Evening Telegraph on OUR MARY ANN *
Another magical Lancashire saga that will delight fans and newcomers alike * Lancashire Evening Post on OUR MARY ANN *
Anna Jacobs' books are deservedly popular. She is one of the best writers of Lancashire sagas around * Historical Novels Review *
Displays once more the great Anna Jacobs talent which makes her books unique and exciting * Joan Stockdale, Bangor Chronicle on TWOPENN *
Awards
Winner of Australian Romantic Novel of the Year 2006 (UK).
Book Information
ISBN 9780340840726
Author Anna Jacobs
Format Paperback
Page Count 528
Imprint Hodder Paperback
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Weight(grams) 320g
Dimensions(mm) 178mm * 110mm * 34mm
