Can she find happiness in her new home?
1935. At thirty-six, Bella Porter is dependent on her abusive cousin, acting as an unpaid servant. When a kind relative leaves her a house in the village of Backshaw Moss, Thomas tries to take it from her, but she defies him and grasps this chance of a new start in Lancashire.
It is not going to be easy, though. The house is on the edge of a slum and in a state of disrepair, let out as flats. As kind people help her find her feet, however, her confidence grows and when she meets struggling, widowed father-of-three Ryan, she begins to hope she may find the happy family she's always dreamed of.
She's offered partial help with her renovations by the local council who are planning to clear up the slums, but other landlords will do anything to avoid costly improvements and protect their profits. And when Thomas follows her, still after the inheritance, not only is Bella's newfound happiness threatened but also her life. Can her new friends help her rid herself of her tormenter once and for all and finally achieve her valley dream?
Perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Katie Flynn and Kitty Neale
Readers love Anna Jacobs' Birch End Series!
'Amazing' - 5 STARS
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'BRILLIANT READ' - 5 STARS
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9781529353518
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 260 g
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 26 mm
PRAISE FOR ANNA JACOBS:
This is that rare thing, a pacy page-turner with a ripping plot and characters you care about . . . [Anna Jacobs is] especially big on resourceful, admirable women. Great stuff! - Daily Mail
Anna Jacobs' books are deservedly popular. She is one of the best writers of Lancashire sagas around - Historical Novels Review
[Anna Jacobs' books have an] impressive grasp of human emotions - The Sunday Times
A Valley Dream by Anna Jacobs is a wonderful historical fiction novel that is the first, in what I expect to be an excellent, new series: Backshaw Moss. I really have enjoyed many of Ms. Jacobs's books in the... More
Have read most of Anna Jacobs books and really enjoyed them all! This book is no different! A great story and can’t wait to read the next two books in the series! She is a wonderful story teller!
A Valley Dream by Anna Jacobs
Anna Jacobs has done it again with this book , a first in a series set in Backshaw Moss.
Set in the 1930s , pre war, It is mainly about a character Bella , who is looked after by her...
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