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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Carousel of secrets Carousel of secrets Anne Baker It's 1931, and as the Depression grips Merseyside, the girls at the Peregrine Laundry where Greta Arrowsmith works are unanimous about one thing: the only way out of poverty is to marry money. One co… OL17913577W
Through Rose-Coloured Glasses Through Rose-Coloured Glasses Anne Baker Diane Radcliffe shares a contented existence with her mother. But when Diane meets businessman Richard Haldane at the races, her life changes beyond recognition and dazzled with a glimpse of wealth a… OL19644064W
The best of fathers The best of fathers Anne Baker Childhood sweethearts Mary and Jonty have battled against the odds to be together. Forced to run away from home because Mary's father disapproved of their relationship, they've built a happy new life… OL20889224W
A labour of love A labour of love Anne Baker "Its 1980s Merseyside and teenage cousins Sophie and Charlie are at a turning point in each of their lives. Sophie, seventeen years old and stunning, falls in love with Darrell, the school caretaker,… OL20889415W
Liverpool Gems Liverpool Gems Anne Baker It is 1935 and as Carrie Courtney watches her twin sister, Connie, marry the man of her dreams, Carrie longs to find a love of her own. Having lost their mother at an early age, the girls were brough… OL21113955W
All that glistens All that glistens Anne Baker When jeweller Edwin Jardine gives a job to Hilda Thorpe, his daughter Jane suspects that he's been blinded to the attractive widow's flaws by her looks and her hard luck story - she's alone with a te… OL22061400W
Daughters of the Mersey Daughters of the Mersey Anne Baker With the scars of World War I still fresh, the Dransfield family face further challenges. When Steven Dransfield loses his fortune in the Depression, his wife Leonie is forced to save the family from… OL24259477W
The wild child The wild child Anne Baker Raising her daughters alone, widowed Flora Wilcox often feels out of her depth. There's no problem with mousy Hilary, but Isobel is a wayward beauty who can never forgive her plainer sister for steal… OL24308417W