by Maureen Lee (Author)
It is 1938, and little Josie Flynn is sitting at the top of the stairs outside her attic room in Liverpool. Despite the cold on the landing and the thinness of her nightie, she is completely happy. Her beautiful prostitute mother is nearby - and this for the present is all that matters. What Josie doesn't know is that her long and often lonely journey through life is just beginning. It is a journey that starts in heartbreak when she is sent to live with her miserable Aunt Ivy and over-friendly Uncle Vince; takes her to Barefoot House where she becomes the paid companion of the elderly, cantankerous woman who eventually becomes her friend; and seems to promise life-long happiness when she meets handsome, charismatic Jack Coltrane in New York. But life never turns out quite the way you want, and when tragedy strikes, Josie returns to Liverpool alone. As she renews old loves and former friendships, she embarks upon a career which is as unlikely as it is successful.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: Orion
Published: 18 May 2000
ISBN 10: 0752805533
ISBN 13: 9780752805535
Book Overview: Another big, stand-alone saga in the vein of STEPPING STONES LIVERPOOL ANNIE has sold 50,000 copies in mass market paperback; Maureen Lee's sales grow with every book Major joint publicity campaign with the paperback publication of DANCING IN THE DARK Gritty, heartwarming storytelling in the vein of Catherine Cookson