A heartwarming family saga for readers of Dilly Court and Katie Flynn from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Coal Miner's Daughter
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About the Author
Maggie Hope was born in County Durham, during the Depression of the 1930s. She is the daughter of a coal miner and knows first-hand the hardships suffered by miners and their families during that time.
Along with her three sisters, she was raised in a ‘two-up-two-down’ miner’s cottage with no inside toilet. Growing up, Maggie never dreamed she could earn a living from her writing. Instead she left school at sixteen and became a nurse, collecting stories from colleagues who had served during the war.
Maggie gave up nursing when she married her husband and started a family. It wasn’t until she was in her 50s though that she finally began her writing career. She is now the Sunday Times bestselling author of fifteen novels.
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Merry grew up in a pit village with her grandmother as her own mam died in childbirth she also grew up with Ben who she thought was her brother but she didn't know her grandmother had been raped .when Merry grew up she met Tom and it seemed as if history was repeating itself .A really great read so down to earth . 5 STARS for a great read .
As this book was brought as a gift I'm giving a second hand review. The owner was very happy with not only the book, but also the story. The story moved along at a good pace and kept the person who the book was for interested right until the very end.
I have to say I enjoyed this book, although the structure could some times be confusing and felt like it missed the detailing of important parts of the story. But none the less Maggie Hope is still one of my favourite authors and I am truly addicted to her books and this one's no different.