Catherine Cookson
Language
English
Description
"On Christmas Eve, 1913, Agnes Conway is working in her family's confectionery shop when she meets well-to-do Charles Farrier. Despite their different backgrounds, Agnes and Charles are immediately attracted to one another. But Agnes soon becomes preoccupied with a family crisis that has consequences far worse than any of them could imagine"--Container.
9) The moth
Language
English
Description
"Talented carpenter Robert Bradley leaves the Jarrow shipyards in 1913 for a better life in the country and a job in his uncle's furniture business. But he soon finds himself at odds with his God-fearing uncle, and his cousin Carrie is a teenage time bomb waiting to explode. For solace, he escapes to the grounds of a dilapidated country estate, where he meets the ethereal Millie Thorman, known locally as "The Moth""--Container.
Language
English
Description
"In turn-of-the-century South Tyneside, John O'Brien is the good-hearted, eldest son of a family torn apart by the drunken brawling of his father and brothe. John works long hours in the docks and adores his talented little sister, Katie. A chance meeting with Katie's teacher, Mary, gives him a glimpse of the life he longs for"--Container.