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Anne Baker
Anne Baker trained as a nurse in England, but after her marriage lived in Libya and Nigeria before returning to her native Birkenhead, where she worked as a Health Visitor. She now lives with her husband on a sheep farm in Wales.  
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Resented by her aunts because of her illegitimacy, Rosie Quest finds relief in her day job in Shearing's garment factory. Legacy of Sins
Resented by her aunts because of her illegitimacy, Rosie Quest finds relief in her day job in Shearing's garment factory.
Read more.... 		It is 1941. Connie and Lottie Brinsley are nurses in Liverpool but when heavy bombing kills their parents and brother, the two sisters are devastated. Liverpool Lies
It is 1941. Connie and Lottie Brinsley are nurses in Liverpool but when heavy bombing kills their parents and brother, the two sisters are devastated.
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Young, pretty Evie Hobson serves in her father's chemist shop. Evie isn't the only one living in fear of her father's temper. A Liverpool Lullaby
Young, pretty Evie Hobson serves in her father's chemist shop. Evie isn't the only one living in fear of her father's temper. 
Read more.... 		An evocative Merseyside saga about twins whose mother dies in childbirth and who are separated at birth. They meet later in life, but it takes a series of dramatic events before the twins are drawn together once more. A Mersey Duet
An Merseyside saga about twins whose mother dies in childbirth and are separated at birth. It takes a series of dramatic events before the twins are drawn together once more. Read more....
 
The Siddons sisters were brought up to respect their elders and uphold family honour. Merseyside Girls
The Siddons sisters were brought up to respect their elders and uphold family honour. 
Read more.... 		Returning to Merseyside to join her stepmother's medical practice, Jill decides to uncover the truth behind her painful childhood memories. Moonlight on the Mersey
Returning to Merseyside to join her stepmother's medical practice, Jill decides to uncover the truth behind her painful childhood memories. 
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This is an eventful Liverpool saga about Kate McGlory who longs to be loved. Kate catches the eye of Jack Courtney and what follows is a romance of two classes but Lena, Kate's mother, is terrified that history will repeat itself if Kate marries above her station.The Price of Love
This is an eventful Liverpool saga about Kate McGlory who longs to be loved. Kate catches the eye of Jack Courtney and what follows is a romance of two classes. 
Read more.... 		Alice Luckett is nine when her father, Len, commits suicide. She goes to live with her grandparents, but her only real pleasure comes from the time she spends with Nell and her handsome son, Eric. With a little luck
Alice Luckett is nine when her father, Len, commits suicide. She goes to live with her grandparents....
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It is August 1914 and the threat of war weighs heavily on the people of Liverpool, but not on Sarah Hoxton. Echoes across the Mersey
It is August 1914 and the threat of war weighs heavily on the people of Liverpool, but not on Sarah Hoxton. 
Read more.... 		When Elin is seduced and left pregnant by her wealthy employer, she agrees to marry the butler. Like Father like Daughter
When Elin is seduced and left pregnant by her wealthy employer, she agrees to marry the butler. 
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When widower Henry Knell loses his glove-making business to the Dransfields, it is up to Hattie and Maggie, the two eldest girls of six, to hold the family together. Mersey Maids
When widower Henry Knell loses his glove-making business to the Dransfields, it is up to Hattie and Maggie, the two eldest girls of six, to hold the family together. 
Read more.... 		When Dorothy Mortimer finds herself pregnant, she is sent away to have the child and it is handed over to the O'Malley's. Lizzie is unaware of her parentage until her brother learns the truth and takes Lizzie to claim her riches. But Joey's obession with Lizzie's wealth is to drive them apart.Nobody's Child
When Dorothy Mortimer finds herself pregnant, she is sent away to have the child and it is handed over to the O'Malley's. 
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Daisy Corkill has never known who her parents were - or why they left her to be brought up by the couple she calls 'Uncle' Ern and 'Aunt' Gladys. Daisy yearns for the love and security that a family of her own would give her, but she finds comfort in her relationship with Brenda, her older 'sister'. One day in 1919 Brenda arrives home flushed with excitement. She has agreed to marry businessman Gil Fox. A Glimpse of the Mersey
Daisy Corkill has never known who her parents were - or why they left her to be brought up by the couple she calls 'Uncle' Ern and 'Aunt' Gladys. 
Read more.... 		This book is an excellently researched book of the period. One can really emphasise with Emily Barr and almost smell the chip shop odours. A book on a par with a lot of Catherine Cookson's. Emily Blairs etcParadise Parade
This book is an excellently researched book of the period. One can really emphasise with Emily Barr and almost smell the chip shop odours. 
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