Dream a Little Dream - Joan Jonker

I'm a fan of quite emotional books, not so much they depress me, but to think someones gone for a sad life to an improved one. Joan Jonker's books were always full of emotion whether it be laughter, tears or a bit of both. ~~The Plot~~ Robert (Bob) Dennison and Edie Brady both grew up on the same street which consisted of two up, two down houses in Liverpool. They were quite poor and both families always struggled to make ends meet. This is when Bob got his first break and ended up with his own delivery business. This, in turn, has turned Edie, or Edwina as she now prefers, to become a first class snob who refuses to acknowledge where she's from. ...  Read the complete review

Dream a Little Dream is another one of Joan Jonker's Liverpool sagas which she is so good in writing. Edie Dennison is a very nice girl and she settles down with Bob who also lived in the same street. Times were very hard and it was always difficult to make ends meet. So once they were married Bob was very determined to make a success of his removal business. . Yes Bob does succeed with his business at a cost of his marriage. Edie and their older daughter things started to get out of control and upset Bob, so with his other two children he finds comfort in the kitchen and let themselves dream of better things.Robert does take them to Seaforth to ...  Read the complete review