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Heart and Home
- Author
- Lyn Andrews
- Narrator
- Julie Maisey
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 3 December 2015
- Run Time
- 9 hours 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Cathie Kinrade is all too used to hardship. Growing up on the Isle of Man in the 1930s, she sees her da set sail daily on dangerous seas while her mam struggles to put food on the table. Cathie has little hope for her own future, until a chance encounter changes her fortunes for ever.
Fiercely determined, Cathie leaves for Liverpool, a bustling modern city full of possibility. With a lively job as a shop girl in a grand department store, and a firm friend in kind-hearted Julia, Cathie has found her niche. But the discovery of an explosive secret could put everything at risk. And when love comes calling, Cathie's new friends fear that she may be set to trust the wrong man with her heart...
(P)2015 Headline Digital
Critics Review
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Praise for Lyn Andrews: 'An outstanding storyteller'
Woman's Weekly
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A vivid portrayal of life
Best
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'A compelling read'
Woman's Own
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The Catherine Cookson of Liverpool
Northern Echo
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Gutsy...a vivid picture of a hard-up, hard-working community...will keep the pages turning
Daily Express
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Details
- Author
- Lyn Andrews
- Narrator
- Julie Maisey
- Duration
- 9 hours 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 December 2015
- ISBN
- 9781472202567
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Historical romance, Family life fiction
Synopsis
HEART AND HOME is a poignant saga of shop girls in 1930s Liverpool from Lyn Andrews, the Sunday Times bestselling author of FROM LIVERPOOL WITH LOVE and THE HOUSE ON LONELY STREET. Not to be missed by readers of Dilly Court and Katie Flynn.Cathie Kinrade is all too used to hardship. Growing up on the Isle of Man in the 1930s, she sees her da set sail daily on dangerous seas while her mam struggles to put food on the table. Cathie has little hope for her own future, until a chance encounter changes her fortunes for ever. Fiercely determined, Cathie leaves for Liverpool, a bustling modern city full of possibility. With a lively job as a shop girl in a grand department store, and a firm friend in kind-hearted Julia, Cathie has found her niche. But the discovery of an explosive secret could put everything at risk. And when love comes calling, Cathie's new friends fear that she may be set to trust the wrong man with her heart...(P)2015 Headline Digital
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