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9 books
ACROSS A SUMMER SEACatalogue number: 6463Number of cassettes: 0 Time (hours): 9.50 Reader: Usherwood, Brenda Main subject: Family Stories When her drunken, jealous husband threw her out onto the streets, Mary McGann pawned her wedding ring and fled to Ireland. Once there she and her three children were befriended by Richard O'Neill a local land agent. Just as life improved, Mary was forced to return to her husband and the Liverpool slums. Could she ever be happy again? |
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EVERY MOTHER'S SONCatalogue number: 7341Number of cassettes: 8 Time (hours): 0.00 Reader: Maisey, Julie Main subject: Family Stories Molly and Bernie, childhood friends, left Ireland for Liverpool together. When WWII they were both married and enjoying life. As Liverpool is bombed and their families suffer, Molly and Bernie know their friendship will give them strength to carry on. |
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FROM THIS DAY FORTHCatalogue number: 5057Number of cassettes: 7 Time (hours): 10.00 Reader: Usherwood, Brenda Main subject: Love Stories Additional subject: Family Stories Set in the heyday of Liverpool's shipyards, Joe & Celia's love is doomed unless they can overcome the prejudice of generations. |
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HOUSE ON LONELY STREET, THECatalogue number: 6129Number of cassettes: 11 Time (hours): 10.75 Reader: Horth, Beryl Main subject: Family Stories When a hated pawnbroker is murdered in a Dublin slum his daughter, Katherine Donovan, flees to England with little Ceppi Healy. Katherine gradually realises that Liverpool is not a peaceful haven, and fears they will be in more danger than they were in Dublin. |
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LOVE AND A PROMISECatalogue number: 6290Number of cassettes: 7 Time (hours): 10.00 Reader: Usherwood, Brenda Main subject: Love Stories When their parents die Thomas Kiernan is left as guardian to his two sisters, Maddy and Carmel. Not wanting to change his plans, Thomas leaves Ireland for Liverpool and Maddy has no option but to follow with Carmel. |
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TAKE THESE BROKEN WINGSCatalogue number: 5714Number of cassettes: 7 Time (hours): 10.50 Reader: Usherwood, Brenda Main subject: Love Stories At the age of six Hannah Peckham learns how hard the world can be. After a childhood spent in a workhouse followed by a violent marriage, Hannah still manages to make a success of her life. |
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WHEN DAYLIGHT COMESCatalogue number: 6583Number of cassettes: 9 Time (hours): 12.50 Reader: Steadman, Pat Main subject: Family Stories When Jessica Brennan is just nineteen her saafe, secure world starts to fall apart. After losing her father and then her mother, she also discovers that the family business is in ruins. However, Jess is a fighter and gradually she manages to build a new business that will support her and allow her to regain the happiness she once had. |
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WHERE THE MERSEY FLOWSCatalogue number: 4854Number of cassettes: 6 Time (hours): 10.00 Reader: Usherwood, Brenda Main subject: Family Stories A triumphant story of a young woman's struggle to cross the barriers of poverty during industrial unrest in Liverpool & Dublin. |
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WING AND A PRAYER, ACatalogue number: 6203Number of cassettes: 9 Time (hours): 8.75 Reader: Usherwood, Brenda Main subject: Family Stories Back breaking work on her Liverpool market barrow is the price Mary Callaghan is willing to pay to ensure that her daughters - Daisy and Nell - have security and love. History repeats itself when Daisy falls pregnant by rough Sam O'Grady and sinks into poverty whilst Nell depairs of ever finding true love. |
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