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Alison Grant is just five when her father is sent to prison for murder. Taunted at school for being a jailbird’s daughter, then abandoned by her mother, she goes to live with her grandmother. She tells her only new friend that her mother is dead and her father is a ship’s captain. It is the beginning of a new life of lies and deception, which continues after her grandmother’s death. Alison begins to dream of owning a chain of cafés and becoming a lady. But her family’s shaming secret will come back to haunt her once more.
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Irene Carr knows the world she recreates in her tales and it shows in the detail . . . Lovers of North East sagas won't be disappointed
A splendid tale of jealousy, revenge and hard-won love
A warm-hearted yet gritty saga
Irene Carr is posing a serious challenge for the crown vacated by Catherine Cookson
In the tradition of Catherine Cookson, strong on plot and character