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7 books
DARKEST BEFORE DAWNCatalogue number: 7412Number of cassettes: 12 Time (hours): 0.00 Reader: Dover, Anne Main subject: Family Stories When the Todd'smove into a flat, from a canal barge, they had little experience of city life. At first they easily find jobs and schools, but when war is daclared the older girls join up, leaving the rest of the family to cope with bombings, rationing, shortages and the news of friends taken prisoner! |
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KISS AND A PROMISE, ACatalogue number: 6787Number of cassettes: 11 Time (hours): 0.00 Reader: Clegg, Nancy Main subject: Family Stories In 1917 Michael Gallagher, an Irish seaman, comes ashore in Liverpool where he falls in love with Stella Bennett. They want to marry, but when Stella gives birth to Ginny, Michael, believing the child can't be his, returns to Ireland. Young Ginny grows up realising that to escape the slums she must get an education - and find her father! |
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LITTLE GIRL LOSTCatalogue number: 7785Number of cassettes: 12 Time (hours): 13.00 Reader: Dover, Anne Main subject: Love Stories PC Brendan OÆHara rescues Sylvie from the waters of the Mersey but the relationship he soon longs for is not to be: Sylvie has a husband in prison. On escaping to Dublin, with BrendanÆs help, she meets Maeve, a disabled child from the slums who will change all their lives. |
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LONG AND LONELY ROAD, ACatalogue number: 6806Number of cassettes: 10 Time (hours): 0.00 Reader: Dover, Anne Main subject: Family Stories When war breaks out Rose McAllister agrees that her children should be evacuated from Liverpool. At first the children seem happy, but as summer approaches they run away, arriving home on the worst night of the May Blitz. Rose is devastated to find her home in ruins and believes that her children were inside! |
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ORPHANS OF THE STORMCatalogue number: 7335Number of cassettes: 12 Time (hours): 0.00 Reader: Franklin, Julia Main subject: Family Stories Jess and Nancy met as nurses in the Great war. After the war their paths diverged, but with the outbreak of WWII Nancy's son travels to Liverpool to meet Jess. When he arrives Liverpool is being Blitzed and Jess's daughter is missing! |
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POOR LITTLE RICH GIRLCatalogue number: 6761Number of cassettes: 10 Time (hours): 0.00 Reader: Usherwood, Brenda Main subject: Family Stories Hester Elliott has agreed to bring Lonnie Hetherington-Smith from India to her aunt in Liverpool and then act as her governess there. Life in their new home is difficult as lonie's elderly aunt dislikes both her new residents. When the situation suddenly changes for the worse, Hester is forced to leave and make her way in a very different community! |
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TWO PENN'ORTH OF SKYCatalogue number: 6738Number of cassettes: 12 Time (hours): 0.00 Reader: Dover, Anne Main subject: Family Stories Mrs Dickens has always impressed upon Emmy that her main aim in life should be to escape neglected Nightingale Court. Marriage to Peter Wesley gave her just that, but when Peter is killed Emmy and her daughter are forced to move back. She soon gets work but will her problems ever be over? |
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