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- Author
- Ken McCoy
- Narrator
- Gordon Griffin
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 30 May 2019
- Run Time
- 11 hours
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Following a series of accidents and adventures, the resourceful duo find themselves a long way away from bleak post-war Britain, earning a living in an entirely unexpected way. They make a success of their new lives but both of them are haunted by memories of the fire and the possibility that they caused their own mother's death. It takes all the ingenuity of Betty's two determined suitors to reunite the family - and the complications don't end there.
Fans of Jessica Blair and Dilly Court will enjoy the latest heart-warming nostalgic story from Ken McCoy.
Critics Review
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A moving story and well told
Yorkshire Evening Press on Tell Me It's Not True
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A staunchly powerful novel by a local author
Bradford Telegraph on Tell Me It's Not True
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Details
- Author
- Ken McCoy
- Narrator
- Gordon Griffin
- Duration
- 11 hours
- Release Date
- 30 May 2019
- ISBN
- 9781405544825
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Family saga / generational saga fiction
Synopsis
Eleven-year-old Billy Clegg and his big sister Peggy disappear from their home in Leeds after a suspicious fire in a local mill. The owner says the children caused it by lighting fireworks on Mischief Night. Their widowed mother Betty, badly injured in the incident, doesn't know if her children are alive or dead. She prefers to think of them as being elsewhere.Following a series of accidents and adventures, the resourceful duo find themselves a long way away from bleak post-war Britain, earning a living in an entirely unexpected way. They make a success of their new lives but both of them are haunted by memories of the fire and the possibility that they caused their own mother's death. It takes all the ingenuity of Betty's two determined suitors to reunite the family - and the complications don't end there.Fans of Jessica Blair and Dilly Court will enjoy the latest heart-warming nostalgic story from Ken McCoy.
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