Anna Jacobs's new Lancashire saga tells the story of the last of the Kershaw sisters - the unexpected Mary Ann. Mary Ann is illegitimate and life in 1905 is hard. It rapidly becomes worse when her new stepfather begins to interfere with her. Sent away at fifteen to bear his child she meets Gabriel Clough, who helps her escape to Blackpool after the birth. The Great War brings Mary Ann many new opportunities, and brings Gabriel back into her life. But circumstances mean they can never be together. It is not until her mother dies that Mary Ann returns to Lancashire, determined to uncover the secrets of her past. Then danger threatens both her and the child she thought she'd lost forever...Will history repeat itself or will Mary Ann's courage win her the happiness she deserves?
- ISBN10 0340821337
- ISBN13 9780340821336
- Publish Date 1 September 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 20 April 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
- Imprint Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 416
- Language English