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OverviewThree friends discover that married life doesn't always run smoothly in this absorbing family saga. 1957. Newly-wed Val Walker is looking forward to starting a family. Her best friend, the previously flighty Cissie, is expecting her second child, content to settle down to full-time motherhood. Their mutual friend Janice, having just got engaged to boyfriend Paul, is looking forward to wedded bliss. But life doesn't always turn out as one would expect. Val doesn't find it as easy as she'd expected to fall pregnant with her longed-for first baby. When Cissie's husband Walter starts taking an interest in a new female colleague, jealousy rears its ugly head. Janice is consumed with guilt at leaving her widowed father and young brother behind in Blackpool to start a new life in Yorkshire. Are the three friends' marriages strong enough to survive these unexpected obstacles? Full Product DetailsAuthor: Margaret ThorntonPublisher: Canongate Books Imprint: Severn House Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.320kg ISBN: 9781847517630ISBN 10: 1847517633 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 28 February 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA heartwarming portrait of three young women transitioning from fiance to wife and mother --Booklist Author InformationMargaret Thornton was born in Blackpool and has lived there all her life. A retired teacher, she is the author of over twenty previous much-loved sagas, all set in the north of England. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |