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Pride of Lancashire
Anna Jacobs
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Carrie Preston is used to hard work - oldest of ten, with an incompetent mother and a drunken father, she struggles to find food for her siblings. But nothing could have prepared her for the day fate deals her family the cruellest of hands, rendering them more desperate than ever.
In a harsh world, small acts of kindness can bring great hope -Eli Beckett's offer of a job at the Dragon pub promises a better future for Carrie, especially as Eli's uncle has offered his nephew some spare land to build a music room.
With the great cities of England alive to the sound of music halls, the locals of Hedderby are soon looking forward to their own place of celebration and merriment. Yet not everyone in the town shares this excitement, and some will stop at nothing in the pursuit of selfish gain.
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Praise for Pride of Lancashire
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Praise for Anna Jacobs:Catherine Cookson fans will cheer - Peterborough Evening TelegraphAnother cracking read with a vivid insight into family relationships - Coventry Evening Telegraph on OUR EVASensitive and compelling - Nuneaton Evening Telegraph on OUR MARY ANNAnother magical Lancashire saga that will delight fans and newcomers alike - Lancashire Evening Post on OUR MARY ANNAnna Jacobs' books are deservedly popular. She is one of the best writers of Lancashire sagas around - Historical Novels ReviewDisplays once more the great Anna Jacobs talent which makes her books unique and exciting - Joan Stockdale, Bangor Chronicle on TWOPENN
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