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Maggie Ford
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20th century romance saga family drama motherhood
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Product details

  • ISBN 9781800327924
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 11 Apr 2022
  • Publisher: Canelo
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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Description
She must fight to save her family from ruin.

Julia Longfield has a comfortable life. She lives on the fringes of the East End, in a prosperous and middle-class neighbourhood with her family, and is looking forward to the announcement of her engagement to Chester Morrison.

But when Julia's father dies suddenly, the family are left in poverty and Julia is jilted by her fianc. It falls to Julia to look after her mother and younger siblings and find them new lodgings. Ambitious and determined to fight for her family, Julia seizes upon an opportunity when she meets Simon Layzell, the owner of a shop selling dress fabric. Together, they decide to go into business and a new partnership is formed, giving Julia the chance at a better future.

An uplifting and engaging saga set in 1920s London, perfect for fans of Rosie Harris and Katie Flynn.
About Maggie Ford
Maggie Ford was born in the East End of London but at the age of six she moved to Essex, where she lived for the rest of her life. After the death of her first husband, when she was only 26, she went to work as a legal secretary until she remarried in 1968. She had a son and two daughters, all married; her second husband died in 1984. She wrote short stories from the early 1970s, also writing under the name Elizabeth Lord, and continued to publish books up to her death at the age of 92 in 2020.

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