Download or read book Patsy Of Paradise Place written by Rosie Harris and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A GRIPPING AND MOVING SAGA SET IN 1920S MERSEYSIDE. She saved the business, but can she save herself? After years of neglect by her mother, when her father comes home from sea and sets up as a carrier at the Liverpool Docks, Patsy dreams of being a proper family again. But when her father is killed in an accident and her mother returns to her errant ways, Patsy must keep the business going with the help of her childhood friend, Billy Grant. And when Patsy falls passionately in love with fairground showman Bruno Alvarez, who leaves her, pregnant and heartbroken, only loyal Billy stands by her in her troubles. But when he is badly injured at work Patsy is left friendless and without a home...

Download or read book Patsy of Paradise Place written by Rosie Harris and published by Arrow. This book was released on 2005 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title contains two novels by Rosie Harris - 'Patsy of Paradise Place' and 'Looking for Love'.

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Download or read book Patsy of Paradise Place written by Rosie Harris and published by . This book was released on 2004-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After years of neglect by her mother, when her father comes home from sea and sets up as a carrier at the Liverpool Docks, Patsy dreams of being a proper family again. But when her father is killed in an accident and her mother returns to her errant ways, Patsy must keep the business going with the help of her childhood friend, Billy Grant.

Download or read book Looking For Love written by Rosie Harris and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From much-loved multi-million copy bestseller Rosie Harris comes this engaging and enthralling saga about relationships - those between families, between friends and between lovers - and the forces that can make or break them. Perfect for readers of Dilly Court, Kitty Neale, Emma Hornby and Rosie Goodwin. What readers are saying! 'An unmissable read, finished in a day' - 5 STARS 'Brilliant' - 5 STARS 'I couldn't put it down' - 5 STARS **************************************************************** WILL SHE FIND THE SECURITY AND AFFECTION SHE'S BEEN LOOKING FOR ALL HER LIFE? Abbie Martin has grown up in squalor in one of Liverpool's most deprived areas. The youngest of three, she longs to be loved by her mother, but Ellen spends all her time with her eldest son, while Abbie and her brother, Sam, take refuge with their neighbours, Sandra Lewis and Peter Ryan. Although vibrant and attractive, Abbie pushes people away with her constant need for reassurance. Infatuated with Peter, she longs for the day when he tells her that he loves her. And Sam is courting Sandra. But Peter and Sandra have a secret - one that could destroy the friends' relationship should it become known. Will Abbie finally find what she most desires, or will she always be looking for love...?

Download or read book Turn Of The Tide written by Rosie Harris and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let much-loved multi-million copy bestseller Rosie Harris sweep you away to Liverpool in this captivating and emotionally charged saga. Perfect for readers of Dilly Court, Kitty Neale, Emma Hornby and Rosie Goodwin. WHAT READERS ARE SAYING 'Enjoyed this book so much could not put down' -- ***** Reader review 'A real page-turner' -- ***** Reader review 'Compelling' -- ***** Reader review 'Absorbing' -- ***** Reader review ******************************************************************* SHE MADE A PROMISE, BUT CAN SHE KEEP IT? When Lucy Patterson promises her dying mother that she'll leave the comfortable home they've shared with her mother's employer, Stanley Jones, to go and live with her Aunt Flo on the other side of the Mersey, she has no idea of the terrible consequences. Life with the Flanagans in the slums of Liverpool, and Lucy's new job in a factory, are totally different from the world she has known. Mocked by her cousins and the women she works alongside, and terrified by the brutality of her uncle and the unwelcome attentions of her cousin Frank, Lucy is desperately unhappy. And then one day, the worst happens and Lucy finds herself homeless, friendless and destitute. It seems there's only one person in the world willing to help her. But can she break her promise to her mother? Or should she accept that there's only one place a girl in her situation can go ...?

Download or read book A Dream of Love written by Rosie Harris and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her life was full of hardship and despair... When Molly's father returns from the war a broken man, the whole family is forced to move into the slums of Liverpool. Despite many difficulties, Molly is determined to make a better life for herself, hoping that one day she'll find love. But abused by a man she trusted and estranged from the boy who was once her best friend, Molly wonders if this dream will ever come true. When her father is killed in a fight and her mother turns to drink in her sorrow, Molly finds herself the only wage owner. She tries to take care of her mother and younger sister, Jodie. But when a fire destroys their home, not only do Molly and Jodie lose their mother, but they find themselves homeless and with a very bleak future ahead of them...

Download or read book Love Against All Odds written by Rosie Harris and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let much-loved multi-million copy bestseller Rosie Harris sweep you away to Cardiff in this captivating and emotionally charged wartime saga. Perfect for readers of Dilly Court, Kitty Neale, Emma Hornby and Rosie Goodwin. 'A tale of triumph over tragedy in the tradition of Catherine Cookson, and a rattling good read' -- activelife 'Enjoyed from start to finish' -- ***** Reader review 'I loved this book and read it in a couple of days' -- ***** Reader review 'Excellent' -- ***** Reader review 'I was hooked from the first page right to the end' -- ***** Reader review ****************************************************************** WAS SHE ALWAYS TO BE FATED IN LOVE? When Gaynor's God-fearing father drives her childhood sweetheart away, she's certain she will never love again. But a young German soon helps her to forget her sorrows - that is until, with war looming, he must return home and Gaynor is left heartbroken once more. When her parents discover she's pregnant and insist she cannot keep the child, Gaynor runs away to Cardiff. Penniless and alone in a strange city she is forced to give birth in the workhouse. Luckily, shortly afterwards she is taken in by a friendly Spanish family who care for her and little Sara. She quickly falls for the charms of the eldest son. But just when she thought she'd found love and a chance of happiness at last, a telegram shatters her dreams...

Download or read book One Step Forward written by Rosie Harris and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of Dilly Court, Kitty Neale, Emma Hornby and Rosie Goodwin will love this vivid and compelling saga, set around Tiger Bay and Cardiff. Much-loved multi-million copy bestseller Rosie Harris has written such an immediate and beautiful novel, you'll feel you are living in the moment with the characters... What readers are saying! 'Had me hooked from the beginning' - 5 STARS 'I couldn't put it down' - 5 STARS 'A must read!' - 5 STARS *********************************************************************************** EVEN WHEN LIFE SEEMS TO BE ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK, SHE NEVER GIVES UP... Since the age of eight, Katie Roberts has dreamed of getting away from the Cardiff slums where she lives. When she is only a girl her father, Lewis, is imprisoned for theft, leaving Katie and her mother homeless and penniless. Life is hard - not only because of their poverty but also because of the stigma of her father's shame. When Lewis is released years later, she hopes that things will improve. But to Katie's horror, life becomes worse than she has ever known it. When she and her father are left alone together, Katie seeks happiness and love elsewhere, but as she struggles to make a new life for herself, there is difficulty and danger at every turn... She longs to be free, but will she always be tied to the past?

Download or read book Sing for Your Supper written by Rosie Harris and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mother will do anything to protect her child... Karen and Tudor Morgan have moved from a small mining community to the bustle and noise of Cardiff in search of a new life. Tudor longs to be a star entertainer and so Karen gets a job, leaving her husband to look after their young daughter Delia, doing stints at clubs in the evening, whenever he can get them. Until one day Tudor is arrested for begging and Karen is horrified to learn that he has been busking during the day and taking three-year-old Delia with him to collect the money. When Tudor comes out of prison he gets an honest job but soon he is back to his old ways. And when his life of petty crime quickly turns into something far more sinister, it is all Karen can do to ensure she and her daughter survive ...

Download or read book A Brighter Dawn written by Rosie Harris and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-12-08 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delve into this enthralling and emotional saga of one woman's fight for a better life from much-loved multi-million copy bestseller Rosie Harris. Fans of Dilly Court, Kitty Neale, Emma Hornby and Rosie Goodwin will not be disappointed! WHAT READERS ARE SAYING! 'Rosie Harris takes you to a different world with her fantastic stories. I find it very hard to put one of her books down' - 5 STARS 'A very compelling read'-- 5 STARS 'Brilliant read - couldn't put it down' -- 5 STARS 'Delightful' - 5 STARS ************************************************************************************************ COULD SHE LOVE HIM, COME WHAT MAY? 'One last word of warning, my girl. Keep well away from that Hadyn Jenkins.' In spite of her father's words of warning, Sharon Pritchard decides to give up everything to follow her heart. However, her new life with Hadyn is anything but easy. Although he is handsome and charming, he is feckless and unreliable. And they soon find themselves sinking ever faster into poverty. The birth of their son should be a joyous occasion, but Sharon fears for him amongst the filth and despair of Tiger Bay. And when Hadyn's errant ways catch up with him, Sharon is faced with a devastating truth. Can her love for Hadyn survive and will she be able to provide a better future for herself and her son...?

Download or read book A Mother s Love written by Rosie Harris and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another engaging and enthralling saga from much-loved multi-million copy bestseller Rosie Harris. If you like Dilly Court, Kitty Neale, Emma Hornby and Rosie Goodwin, you will not be disappointed. This is one saga you will not be able to put down! WHAT READERS ARE SAYING! 'Great story, kept you wanting to read more' -- ***** Reader review 'I couldn't put it down' -- ***** Reader review 'Brilliant'-- ***** Reader review 'A real page-turner' -- ***** Reader review ********************************************************* WHEN THE TRUTH LIES BURIED IN THE PAST... Finding herself pregnant, Julia Winter is forced to leave home rather than bring shame on her family. Reduced to living in the slums of Liverpool, she eventually finds work in a respectable hotel where Eunice Hawkins, the manager's wife, is also expecting. For a while, Julia dares to hope for a better life for herself and her unborn child. But soon tragedy strikes - Julia's baby is stillborn at the same time as Eunice gives birth to a healthy baby girl, Amanda. Although heartbroken at the death of her own baby, Julia helps Eunice look after her child. However, Paul and Eunice Hawkins hide a secret too terrible to reveal and it is only after their untimely deaths and teenage Amanda's sudden disappearance that Julia finds out the truth. And just when she might have a chance of happiness at last, she is faced with the hardest decision of all...

Download or read book Sunshine And Showers written by Rosie Harris and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let much-loved multi-million copy bestseller Rosie Harris take you back in time with this beautifully moving and emotional saga of love, life and trauma. Fans of Dilly Court, Kitty Neale, Emma Hornby and Rosie Goodwin will not be disappointed! WHAT READERS ARE SAYING 'Once you start reading this you can't put it down' - 5 STARS 'Brilliant'-- 5 STARS 'Kept me engrossed from start to finish' -- 5 STARS 'Delightful' - 5 STARS ********************************************************************************** FROM LOVE AND HAPPINESS TO HATRED AND DESPAIR, WILL SHE BE ABLE TO PULL THROUGH? When pretty seventeen-year-old Sheryl Williams after she marries dashing soldier Alun Powell, life seems to alternate between periods of stunning happiness and times when bad luck and despair almost drown her happiness forever. When their baby Caitlin is born and Alun, having recently left the army, is unable to find work, they are reduced to living in the slums of Cardiff's Tiger Bay. Their life together becomes one of rows and recriminations and when Alun is involved in a vicious fight and imprisoned, estranged from her own family, a desperate Sheryl is forced to turn to the Powells. They agree to help but Sheryl soon spirals into a life of unhappiness and despair. Until one fateful day, seven-year-old Caitlin takes off for Cardiff in search of her mother. As night falls and the police continue to look for the young girl, Sheryl fears she will never see her beloved daughter again ...

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Download or read book Patsy of Paradise Place written by Marion Harris and published by William Heinemann. This book was released on 2002 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping, moving saga of love, loss, and love rekindled, set in 1920s Merseyside.

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