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By (author) Dorries, Nadine
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The first instalment of the family saga set in 1950s and 60s Liverpool.
1950s Liverpool. In the tight-knit Irish Catholic community of the Four Streets, two girls are growing up. One is motherless – and hated by the cold woman who is determined to take her dead mother”s place. The other is hiding a dreadful secret which she dare not let slip to anyone, lest it rips the heart out of the community. What can the people of the Four Streets do when a betrayal at the very heart of their world comes to light?
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PRAISE FOR NADINE DORRIES:
”The characters are engaging, the streets scenes cinematic and the theme of the novel powerful” The Times. ”A vigorous and vibrant story… to be devoured in one sitting” Sunday Express. ”Fabulous characters… gorgeous sentences and sensational plotlines” With Love For Books. ”Catholic Liverpool, Irish immigrants and dark secrets… I couldn”t put it down” Cristina Odone. ”Captivating, phenomenal and touching”
Biographical note
The Rt Hon.
Nadine Dorries grew up in a working-class family in Liverpool. She spent part of her childhood living on a farm with her grandmother, and attended school in a small remote village in the west of Ireland. She trained as a nurse, then followed with a successful career in which she established and then sold her own business. She is an MP, presently serving as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and has three daughters.
Biographical note
The Rt Hon.
Nadine Dorries grew up in a working-class family in Liverpool. She spent part of her childhood living on a farm with her grandmother, and attended school in a small remote village in the west of Ireland. She trained as a nurse, then followed with a successful career in which she established and then sold her own business. She is an MP, presently serving as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and has three daughters.
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A heartbreaking family saga set in 1950s Liverpool, a reissue of the first novel from the stunningly talented Nadine Dorries MP.
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Set against the background of Nadine”s own childhood.
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A commercial novel penned by a celebrity MP.
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Over 1.3 million copies of Nadine”s books sold so far.
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MARKET: Catherine Cookson; Maeve Binchy.
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