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3) The family
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To Phillip Murphy, family is everything. Christine has always understood this about her husband, but there is another side to Phillip, a side he never wanted his wife to see. Though, even if she did, could she do anything but stand by him?
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Gosport, 1941. 14-year-old Vera has led a sheltered life with her overbearing, religious mother and older sister. But her world is turned upside down with the arrival of the Lovell family on her street. Vera quickly befriends the daughter, Angela, an impulsive, worldly young woman who opens Vera's eyes to what she has been missing.
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Thirteen years have passed since Kevin Dolby was sent to prison for robbery with violence. In the meantime, his ex wife Pearl Button has divorced him and remarried, determined to protect her son from knowing who his real father is. Then she hears two pieces of terrifying news - Kevin Dolby is up for parole and that her dear friend Bessie is gravely ill. Bessie has taken on Nora Dobbs, a young woman and she asks Pearl to take over her care when dies....
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The Rockwood Chronicles volume 3
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2022
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After the sudden death of her husband, Patricia Greystone is left with nothing, and at 24, she finds herself a penniless widow. As the youngest child of a large family, she has always been headstrong and proud - so she?s determined not to return to her family cap in hand. Instead she strikes out on her own. The dark streets of London are the perfect place to hide from the world, and Patricia makes her living singing on the streets. But the city is...
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Daisy Lane volume 6
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It's 1983 and Daisy Lane is battling to keep her son, Jamie, under control. His brother Eddie is about to come out of prison after a stretch for manslaughter, and his release couldn't come soon enough. In Eddie's absence, Jamie has matured from a tear-away teenager to a hardened criminal with a psychotic edge to his character. Originally published:
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When 17-year-old Belinda Phillips falls in love with a handsome Anglo-Indian officer, she knows that he is a man she can never hope to marry. When he is reported missing, believed killed in action, Belinda discovers that she is pregnant. Facing disgrace and ruin, she has no option other than to accept an arranged marriage.
13) A sister's shame
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London's East End, 1934. Twins Marie and Vesta work at the local shoe factory to bring in a few pennies for the family, but they've never given up on their dream of treading the boards in the West End. So when a new East End club opens its doors, the girls can't believe their luck when they land a job with their cabaret act.
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A novel of Victorian England - Raised in the slums in 1850s London, Celia Laws is a rarity, an educated young woman whose creative skills have attracted notice. But with family to care for, circumstances have driven her to pickpocketing. In Celia?s harsh world, it?s a small step from picking pockets to prostitution. When a young man offers her a fortune to spend a week with him, she takes the money and runs. But Celia?s conscious can?t allow her to...
18) Trapped
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This is a special interactive eBook edition with exclusive extra content. Trapped is perfect for fans of Jessie Keane and Martina Cole. As teenagers, Maggie Donaldson and Johnny Taylor fell hard and fast in love. But they didn?t know they were from rival gangland families in London?s criminal underworld. Going public with their relationship would have brought them more trouble than they could handle, so for years they concealed the truth. But their...