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Blackpool Lass
By (Author) Maggie Mason
Little, Brown Book Group
Sphere
26th July 2018
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Historical romance
823.92
Hardback
432
Width 159mm, Height 242mm, Spine 36mm
690g
The perfect read for fans of Mary Wood, Kitty Neale, Val Wood and Nadine Dorries
Orphaned and destitute, will Grace find her own way in the worldWhen Grace's Ma passes away and her Da's ship sinks with all hands, Grace is utterly alone in the world. She's sent to an orphanage in Blackpool, but the master has an eye for a pretty young lass. Grace won't be his victim, so she runs, destitute, into the night. In Blackpool, she finds a home with the kindly Sheila and Peggy - and meets a dashing airman. But it's 1938, and war is on the horizon. Will Grace ever find the happiness and home she deservesMaggie Mason also writes saga as Mary Wood. Mary was born the thirteenth child of fifteen and throughout her life had various factory, office and home-based jobs, finally becoming a probation service officer before she retired. Mary married in 1963 and with her husband Roy has four children, eight grandchildren, and five step-grandchildren. She got her first book deal in 2013 and has not looked back since.