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Pure as the Lily - Catherine Cookson

 
Description: ISBN 0708843816 / Author: Catherine Cookson / Genre: Fiction

Newest Review: ... had been to see an old lady friend of his who worked in one of the high class shops and had arranged an interview for Mary. ... more

 ... However, on the day she should have gone for the interview her mother fell and broke her ankle and forced Mary to take her place working in the corner shop for Ben Tollett. Ben was an old friend of Alex but Alice had wanted to have an affair with Ben but he declined. He was a widower with a small baby son called David. So,Mary had to go and help Ben in the shop and looked after the baby. Then an event was to happen that would change all their lives forever. One evening Ben had gone to a function and came back quite t...more

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Pure as the Lily (The Catherine CooksonCollection)
Pages: 271, Hardcover, Planet Three Publishing
Last Update 20.12.2009 05:41
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Premium Review Pure as the Lily - Catherine Cookson: She's A Canny Lass (2041 words)
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ABOUT CATHERINE COOKSON ==================== Catherine Cookson, born 1906, is one of the greatest authors of our time and her stories are set in the backdrop of the North East of England where she was born in Tyne Dock, South Shields. Her books are sold all over the world and several of her stories have been adapted for TV. She was the illegitimate daughter of a poverty stricken woman and she had always believed this woman to be her sister. We must bear in mind that in the early 1900?s it was a sin to have a child out of wedlock and it brought shame and disgrace to the family. Catherine was brought up by her grandmother and entered ...  Read the complete review

 

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