by Anne Baker (Author)
A family struggles to survive bereavement, bombing and bitter rivalry...Patsy Rushton's brother Barney doesn't know the meaning of hard work, so when their father tragically dies, Patsy has no choice but to save the family's business. Meanwhile, Barney has got his girlfriend pregnant and, feeling trapped, he abandons her and leaves Merseyside altogether. But trouble follows Barney wherever he goes and when he learns of his sister's growing success, he can't help feeling resentful. Why is their mother, Beatrice, so quick to forgive him? Surely, she can't be blind to his faults? As Patsy is to discover, there's something else about Barney that is frightening her mother so much she has never dared to speak of it before.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Publisher: Headline
Published: 16 Aug 2012
ISBN 10: 0755378369
ISBN 13: 9780755378364
Book Overview: A gripping family saga set in Liverpool during the Second World War. As lives are lost and hearts are broken, the Rushton children struggle to survive