Blackpool Sisters: A heart-warming and heartbreaking wartime family saga, from the much-loved author
By (Author) Maggie Mason
Little, Brown Book Group
Sphere
23rd August 2020
25th June 2020
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Family life fiction
Historical fiction
823.92
Paperback
432
Width 126mm, Height 196mm, Spine 32mm
290g
Separated for years - will the Great War reunite them
The brand new novel by bestselling author Mary Wood, writing as Maggie Mason 'In the grand tradition of sagas set down by the late and great Catherine Cookson ' Jean Fullerton on Blackpool Lass1902. Babs and Beth are identical in looks, but very different by nature. Kidnapped by gypsies a decade ago as young girls, Beth has accepted their plight, but Babs has always yearned for their real mother, Tilly, and their beloved hometown of Blackpool. Desperate to be reunited with their mother, Babs hatches a plan to escape. But Beth is too afraid and Babs realises if she ever wants to go home she'll have to leave her sister behind.1914. Babs' life has been blighted by misfortune ever since she walked away from her sister. She's never given up hope of finding her family, but now having found peace and purpose as a nurse, the war is sending her to France, away from them. Or so she believes . . .As the Great War continues to tear families apart, could it be that Babs, Beth and Tilly will be reunited at lastThe second instalment in the Sandgronians trilogy, the perfect read for fans of Mary Wood, Kitty Neale and Nadine Dorries.Readers love the Maggie Mason's Blackpool sagas . . . '5 stars - I wish I could give it more. Wonderful read.''Another must read book''What a brilliant book. I couldn't put it down!''I was hooked from the first page . . . this author is a must read''A totally absorbing read'*Don't miss Maggie Mason's brand new novel, A BLACKPOOL CHRISTMAS, coming 12th November 2020 and available now to pre-order*Maggie 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.