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A Valley Wedding
- Author
- Anna Jacobs
- Narrator
- Julia Franklin
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 26 May 2022
- Run Time
- 10 hours 57 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Lancashire, 1936. With her son Gabriel finally married, and her youngest following his dreams of becoming a doctor, Gwynneth Harte finds herself with an empty nest - until a fire forces her to move in with Gabriel and his wife Maisie at their home on Daisy Street.
Arthur Chapman has been at a low ebb ever since the death of his wife. Turning to drink in his grief, he lost both his job and contact with his grandchild, Beatie - but now the inheritance of a house from a distant relative is the fresh start he needs.
When Beatie runs away from her cruel grandmother and takes refuge with Gwynneth, she and Arthur are thrown together - and find themselves growing closer. But trouble is brewing in the valley, from the ambitions of the bullying local landlord to rumours of a Fascist spy. Can the residents of Backshaw Moss band together to keep each other safe, and will there be wedding bells on Daisy Street?
(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Critics Review
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PRAISE FOR ANNA JACOBS:
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This is that rare thing, a pacy page-turner with a ripping plot and characters you care about . . . [Anna Jacobs is] especially big on resourceful, admirable women. Great stuff!
Daily Mail
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Anna Jacobs' books are deservedly popular. She is one of the best writers of Lancashire sagas around
Historical Novels Review
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[Anna Jacobs' books have an] impressive grasp of human emotions
The Sunday Times
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Details
- Author
- Anna Jacobs
- Narrator
- Julia Franklin
- Duration
- 10 hours 57 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 May 2022
- ISBN
- 9781529353587
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Historical romance, Family saga / generational saga fiction, Historical fiction
Synopsis
The third novel in the brand new Backshaw Moss series by beloved million-copy bestselling author Anna JacobsLancashire, 1936. With her son Gabriel finally married, and her youngest following his dreams of becoming a doctor, Gwynneth Harte finds herself with an empty nest - until a fire forces her to move in with Gabriel and his wife Maisie at their home on Daisy Street. Arthur Chapman has been at a low ebb ever since the death of his wife. Turning to drink in his grief, he lost both his job and contact with his grandchild, Beatie - but now the inheritance of a house from a distant relative is the fresh start he needs. When Beatie runs away from her cruel grandmother and takes refuge with Gwynneth, she and Arthur are thrown together - and find themselves growing closer. But trouble is brewing in the valley, from the ambitions of the bullying local landlord to rumours of a Fascist spy. Can the residents of Backshaw Moss band together to keep each other safe, and will there be wedding bells on Daisy Street?(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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