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In her terraced house in Liverpool, Molly Bennett struggles to bring up four children on her husband’s meagre wage. Skint by Tuesday, they live on tick for the rest of the week. But Molly doesn’t complain; she has an abundance of things money can’t buy – and a home filled with love and laughter. When her eldest daughter, Jill, is offered a place at high school, Molly is racked with guilt. She needs Jill working to relieve their poverty. But Jill eases Molly’s conscience by getting herself a job in a baker’s shop while signing up for night school. Molly’s best mate is Nellie McDonough; they spend hours laughing, gossiping and lending a helping hand to others. And when they discover one of their neighbours, Ellen Clarke, is being beaten by her violent husband, the friends roll up their sleeves and move into action. Meanwhile, Jill starts dating Nellie’s son, Steve, and both families re delighted. But Jill lands herself an office job that takes her into a world beyond the confines of their close-knit community and she and Steve seem to be drifting apart... (ISBN: 0 7472 4916 4, Paperback £6.99) |
