This is an irresistable, moving story from the bestselling author. Queenie seemed born to suffer. Her mam died giving birth to her, her drunken father George Kenney ignored her unless he was cursing her, and only beloved Auntie Biddy provided an anchor for the little girl. Growing up in post-war Blackburn, life could be tough when Biddy had to take in washing to make ends meet - at a time when the washing machine began to gain popularity. After Auntie Biddy's death there was only Queenie to care for the home and to earn money, and no one to protect her from the father who blamed his daughter for her mother's death. But Queenie was resilient. And in spite of hardship, she grew up tall and strikingly beautiful with her deep grey eyes and her abundant honey-coloured hair. Love, in the shape of Rick Marsden, might have released her from the burden of the drink-sodden George. But the sins of the fathers would not be easily forgotten...
The main character, Queenie, lives with her father, who is an alcoholic, and blames Queenie for the death of her mother, who died in child birth.Also living at the house is Queenie's aunt, who provides a helping hand to her young niece. Queenie grows up well adjusted and finds love with a local lad, but, as ever, the relationship proves to be doomed as they come from different backgrounds...A well written book and one that I found I couldn't put down until I had read it from cover to cover in one go!
The main character, Queenie, lives with her father, who is an alcoholic, and blames Queenie for the death of her mother, who died in child birth.Also living at the house is Queenie's aunt, who provides a helping hand to her young niece. Queenie grows up well adjusted and finds love with a local lad, but, as ever, the relationship proves to be doomed as they come from different backgrounds...A well written book and one that I found I couldn't put down until I had read it from cover to cover in one go!
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