A Labour of Love: Sometimes true love can be found in the unlikeliest of places
By (Author) Anne Baker
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Book Publishing
1st May 2008
3rd April 2008
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.914
Paperback
448
Width 114mm, Height 178mm, Spine 29mm
243g
It's 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, who has plans to make it big with his rock band. But when Sophie discovers that she's pregnant, her relationship with Darrell comes to an end. Though happiness is on the horizon for Sophie, it will take her time to realise who she is destined to be with. Charlie, eighteen and having struggled at school, is unhappy in his job as a chef. With Sophie s help, Charlie joins the family business with surprising results
Praise for Anne Baker's previous Merseyside sagas: 'A heartwarming saga * Woman's Weekly *
As ever, Anne peppers her story with the kind of nostalgic detail that makes her books so popular * Liverpool Echo *
A lively and entertaining affair * Historical Novels Review *
A gripping, heartwarming saga * Crosby Herald *
Truly compelling...rich in language and descriptive prose * Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening Chronicle *
Anne Baker trained as a nurse in England, but after her marriage lived in Libya and Nigeria before returning to her native Birkenhead, where she worked as a Health Visitor. She now lives with her husband on Merseyside.