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1) Ruby McBride
Sent to an orphanage by a terminally ill mother and later forced into a marriage at sixteen, a young woman vows to reunite her family in this moving saga.
Where there’s a rulebook, there’s a rebel . . .
Ruby McBride has always been on the wrong side of authority. The grand opening of the Manchester Ship Canal is set to be a day of unfettered festivity for Ruby and her younger sister and brother.
...In this Depression-era tale of love and endurance, a young woman must decide how much she’ll sacrifice to protect her family.
Dolly Tomkins has always known what it is to live hand to mouth. In the mean streets of a Salford struggling under the mantle of the Great Depression, the only one making a decent living is the talleyman.
Though Nifty Jack has a money bag where his heart should be, Dolly’s mam is
...In this gripping saga set around a flower stall in 1950s Manchester, a new romance gives a young gossip something to talk about.
Working on their busy flower stall in Champion Street Market, Lynda and her mother, Betty, have lots of opportunities to observe their customers and speculate about their lives.
Sam regularly buys bouquets for his wife, Judy, so why does she always look so worn out and miserable? Then there’s
...4) Candy Kisses
In this thrilling saga set in 1950s Manchester, new love and old rivalries cross paths in a sumptuous sweet shop.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that everyone dotes on Aunty Dot, as much as they do on her homemade sweets. The plump, smiling woman has provided a loving home for many a troubled child over the years, and Lizzie Pringle is no exception.
Lizzie would do anything for her foster mother—even take
...A waitress worries she’s fallen for her brother’s killer in this moving saga of second chances and forbidden love set in 1950s Manchester.
Folk are just emerging from the shadow of WWII, and money is still tight. So the vibrant market of Champion Street is a source of many a tempting bargain—as well as all the local gossip.
Dena loves her Saturday job at Belle Garside’s market café, and
...When World War II brings danger to Manchester, a young woman sent to stay with her criminal uncle must find courage in this saga.
Jess Delaney has always longed for independence. But when the Blitz reaches Manchester, she is locked in the cellar by her feckless mother, Lizzie. As bombs rain down from a sky turned blood red with flame, Jess waits for Lizzie to return.
But fortunes are fickle, and soon Jess finds herself
...Working at a women’s clinic in 1920s England alienates a young woman from her family and endangers so much more in this emotional saga.
Isabella Ashton has always been her father’s favourite, but when she gets involved with the new Birth Control Movement, he is scandalised. A decade has elapsed since the end of the Great War and running a family planning clinic in Salford is challenging but rewarding work.
...The new girl working at an elegant hat stall stirs up trouble in this enthralling saga of secrecy and sisterhood set in 1950s Manchester.
When Patsy talks her way into a job on the Champion Street Market millinery stall, the Higginson sisters get more than they bargained for.
Riddled with insecurities, Patsy’s impudence wins her new enemies as well as friends and her determination to solve the riddle of her own
...In this emotional saga set around 1950s Manchester hair salon, a mother’s revelation throws a young woman’s world into darkness.
It’s a rainy day on Champion Street as Harriet attends the funeral of her beloved father. But then her grandmother drops a bombshell on her out of nowhere, and she can hardly take in the words for shock and grief.
Joyce, the woman she has always called Mam, isn’t really
...10) Who's Sorry Now
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