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Praise for Anna Jacobs: 'Catherine Cookson fans will cheer!' -- Peterborough Evening Telegraph 'Anna Jacobs' books are deservedly popular. She is one of the best writers of Lancashire sagas around.' -- Historical Novels Review 'An exciting book of immensely brilliant character portrayal and a great storyline' -- Bangor Chronicle on OUR EVA 'Another cracking read with a vivid insight into family relationships' -- Coventry Evening Telegraph on OUR EVA 'Once again you have given us a story that has me hooked from the first page to the last. The characters are so alive that I am loath to call them characters, they are people - so real that you almost feel for them' -- Reader from Scotland on OUR MARY ANN
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Praise for Anna Jacobs:
'Catherine Cookson fans will cheer!' (Peterborough Evening Telegraph )
'Anna Jacobs' books are deservedly popular. She is one of the best writers of Lancashire sagas around.' (Historical Novels Review )
'An exciting book of immensely brilliant character portrayal and a great storyline' (Bangor Chronicle on OUR EVA )
'Another cracking read with a vivid insight into family relationships' (Coventry Evening Telegraph on OUR EVA )
'Once again you have given us a story that has me hooked from the first page to the last. The characters are so alive that I am loath to call them characters, they are people - so real that you almost feel for them' (Reader from Scotland on OUR MARY ANN ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
'Catherine Cookson fans will cheer!' (Peterborough Evening Telegraph )
'Anna Jacobs' books are deservedly popular. She is one of the best writers of Lancashire sagas around.' (Historical Novels Review )
'An exciting book of immensely brilliant character portrayal and a great storyline' (Bangor Chronicle on OUR EVA )
'Another cracking read with a vivid insight into family relationships' (Coventry Evening Telegraph on OUR EVA )
'Once again you have given us a story that has me hooked from the first page to the last. The characters are so alive that I am loath to call them characters, they are people - so real that you almost feel for them' (Reader from Scotland on OUR MARY ANN ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the first book of five in the Annie Gibson saga. It is a throughly enjoyable read. The way Anna Jacobs describes her characters you can almost see them. The first book is where Annie aged 16, gets thrown out on the street, pregnant, after being raped. It is about her struggle to give her self and her unborn child a decent life. In each book she grows a little more in the wonderful woman you meet in the fifth book. Once I finished one book I couldn't wait to get onto the next one. Anna Jacobs books are very enjoyable, light-hearted reading.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The series are Salem Street High Street Ridge Hill Hallam Square Spinners Lake I can't recommend these books enough,I just cound not put them down, I was so sorry to see the series end, but Anna Jacobs other books are just as addictive.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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The heart-warming saga of a Lancashire lass:
In 1820 Salem Street is sparkling and new: eight small terraced houses built by a Lancashire mill owner for his best workers.
Annie Gibson's family is one of the first to move in -- a step up in the world for them. But when her mother dies, Annie's happy childhood ends and she is left to bring up her brother and sister. Red-haired, intelligent and startlingly pretty, Annie soon finds herself banished from home by a jealous stepmother. She finds work in the local doctor's household where she learns about the fascinating world outside Salem Street. And when her adored childhood friend, Maft, asks her to marry him, Annie thinks her dreams are coming true.
But suddenly everything turns upside-down. Abandoned and pregnant, Annie returns to Salem Street, where an unexpected offer gives her independence. One day, she vows, she will move into the wider world again."
In 1820 Salem Street is sparkling and new: eight small terraced houses built by a Lancashire mill owner for his best workers.
Annie Gibson's family is one of the first to move in -- a step up in the world for them. But when her mother dies, Annie's happy childhood ends and she is left to bring up her brother and sister. Red-haired, intelligent and startlingly pretty, Annie soon finds herself banished from home by a jealous stepmother. She finds work in the local doctor's household where she learns about the fascinating world outside Salem Street. And when her adored childhood friend, Maft, asks her to marry him, Annie thinks her dreams are coming true.
But suddenly everything turns upside-down. Abandoned and pregnant, Annie returns to Salem Street, where an unexpected offer gives her independence. One day, she vows, she will move into the wider world again."
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Have been searching for this book for years after reading it years ago, but had read the books out of order. So much better reading in order but still a good book other wise.
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Having read a lot of Anna's books,I had somehow missed the Gibson saga's which she wrote ages ago,I have almost read the first 2 books of 5,and find them so enjoyable,as a non... Read more
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This is one of the best sagas I have read, all 5 books keep you totally capitvated from first page to the last.
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