Author: Maureen Lee
Publisher: Orion
ISBN: 1409132358
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Another wonderful Liverpool saga from bestselling author Maureen Lee. The product of an affair between a nurse and an injured American soldier during the Great War, Ruby O'Hagan's early life is spent in an orphanage. At sixteen she runs away with a farmworker, and two years later she is alone and homeless with her two daughters. Her friend, Mrs Hart, leaves her big friendly house for Ruby to look after, and it is here that her life unfolds. Her children leave but return when tragedy befalls them. Through all this, the enigmatic Matthew Flynn drifts in and out of Ruby's life. She ignores him until it is almost too late.
House by Princes Park
Author: Maureen Lee
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780754091530
Category : Large type books
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
The result of an affair between a nurse and an injured American soldier during the Great War, Ruby O'Hagan's early life is in an orphanage. At 16 she runs away with a farmworker, and 2 years later she is alone and homeless with her 2 daughters. Her friend Mrs. Hart leaves her big friendly house for Ruby to look after, and it is here that her life unfolds. Her children leave but return when tragedy befalls them, and through all this the enigmatic Matthew Flynn drifts in and out of Ruby's life.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780754091530
Category : Large type books
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
The result of an affair between a nurse and an injured American soldier during the Great War, Ruby O'Hagan's early life is in an orphanage. At 16 she runs away with a farmworker, and 2 years later she is alone and homeless with her 2 daughters. Her friend Mrs. Hart leaves her big friendly house for Ruby to look after, and it is here that her life unfolds. Her children leave but return when tragedy befalls them, and through all this the enigmatic Matthew Flynn drifts in and out of Ruby's life.
The Old House on the Corner
Author: Maureen Lee
Publisher: Orion
ISBN: 1409132315
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
A moving contemporary novel set in Liverpool about the new residents of Victoria Square Victoria Macara lives in the old house on the corner. When the land is sold, she finds herself surrounded by new properties called Victoria Square. The newcomers include mismatched lovers, Kathleen and Steve; Rachel, who is attempting to forget a terrible tragedy; Sarah who is running away from an abusive husband, while Anna and Ernie are just after a quiet life. For Marie, Victoria Square is a refuge from the men who murdered her husband; for Judy, it means a fresh start after forty years of marriage to a man she'd thought she'd love for ever. But it is to Gareth - trapped in a hopeless marriage - that Victoria is particularly drawn . . .
Publisher: Orion
ISBN: 1409132315
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
A moving contemporary novel set in Liverpool about the new residents of Victoria Square Victoria Macara lives in the old house on the corner. When the land is sold, she finds herself surrounded by new properties called Victoria Square. The newcomers include mismatched lovers, Kathleen and Steve; Rachel, who is attempting to forget a terrible tragedy; Sarah who is running away from an abusive husband, while Anna and Ernie are just after a quiet life. For Marie, Victoria Square is a refuge from the men who murdered her husband; for Judy, it means a fresh start after forty years of marriage to a man she'd thought she'd love for ever. But it is to Gareth - trapped in a hopeless marriage - that Victoria is particularly drawn . . .