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32 produkter
Hester Dark
Av Emma Blair
E-bok, 2016
45 kr
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Even to a girl from the slums of Bristol, the streets of Glasgow were inhospitable and grey; the wealth and splendour of its mansions cold and heartless. But for Hester Dark, there could be no turning back - she would make this cruel city the home of her dreams. Everyone said that Hester was lucky. …
Jessie Gray
Av Emma Blair
E-bok, 2016
45 kr
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The first time Jessie laid her eyes on Tommy McBride was in July 1947, when they were still at school - and long before she knew anything about heartbreak or pain. Then she was the sheltered, dreamy minister''s daughter, determined to take a bite out of life. And he was the fighter from the wrong …
Nellie Wildchild
Av Emma Blair
E-bok, 2016
45 kr
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The Glasgow Nellie Thompson had been born in city bled colourless by poverty and despair, and divided against itself by religion and class. A city where appearances meant more than the truth that might lie in a person''s heart . . . Nellie knew what it was like to be hungry and hopeless; to live a …
This Side Of Heaven
Av Emma Blair
E-bok, 2016
44 kr
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When she was sixteen, Sheila Beattie knew exactly what her future would be. She would marry her sweetheart Eric, a fisherman like her father, and they would raise their family and dream their simple dreams in the village which they''d been born. Her life lay before her, happy, safe and secure. But …
Street Song
Av Emma Blair
E-bok, 2016
45 kr
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Susan''s parents had wanted a son . . . and they did little to hide their disappointment. As soon as was decently possible they packed her off to boarding-school. If only they could have known . . . For in the tradition-bound Scotland of the 1920s, there was no place for a woman like Susan. But she …
Most Determined Woman
Av Emma Blair
E-bok, 2016
44 kr
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For Sarah Hawke, daughter of an impoverished miner, life offered little beyond the grime of Glasgow in the 1890s and the eternal drudgery of back-breaking work. Until a mysterious stranger entered her life. A stranger who turned out to be her real father - and the owner of a vast and prosperous …
Blackbird's Tale
Av Emma Blair
E-bok, 2016
45 kr
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From Glasgow on the brink of the Great War to the cut-throat world of London publishing - the spellbinding saga of three remarkable generations. Cathy: a Glasgow factory-girl who experiences love, its loss and a kind of victory in the space of two turbulent wartime years . . . Hannah: the daughter …
Princess of Poor Street
Av Emma Blair
E-bok, 2016
45 kr
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They called it Black Friday in Parr Street when the factory closed. And whole families in the slums of Glasgow during the Depression felt the cruel sting of despair. Vicky Devine''s father, George, was devastated. But young Ken Blacklaws had steel in his veins: ''I''m going to make something of my …
When Dreams Come True
Av Emma Blair
E-bok, 2016
45 kr
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Norma McKenzie''s bubbly, irrepressible Glaswegian spirit ensured that she would never remain downtrodden. When her family are forced to move into a Glasgow tenement, it is not long before she meets popular, handsome, blue-eyed Midge Henderson. Captivated by each other, their lives seem blissfully …
Apple From Eden
Av Emma Blair
E-bok, 2016
45 kr
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Bridie gets a job as a maid on Sir Ian of Seaton''s estate and, much against her better judgement and will, falls in love with Sir Ian''s brother''s step-son, also called Ian. Ian optimistically feels that his father will understand and let them marry but Bridie expects what she gets - dismissal, …
Forget-Me-Not
Av Emma Blair
E-bok, 2016
45 kr
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Following her husband''s death, Minna runs a small boarding house in Torquay and brings up her son, Tim. Tim becomes a journalist for the local paper, struggling to get by-lines and hoping to make it to a national some day. However, the outbreak of the Great War disrupts his life. Tim resists …
Goodnight, Sweet Prince
Av Emma Blair
E-bok, 2016
45 kr
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Emma Blair once again richly evokes the setting and characters of Scotland during the 30s. Continuing the story she began in Flower of Scotland , Emma invites the reader back into the lives of the Drummond family, who are still dealing with the aftermath of the First World War but now must also …
Little White Lies
Av Emma Blair
E-bok, 2016
45 kr
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For sixteen-year-old Lizzie McDougall, life in the Glasgow tenements comes as a culture shock after her sheltered upbringing in the Highlands. But for her father, who has just lost his job in the tiny town of Tomintoul, Glasgow offers employment. Her new life enables Lizzie to work in a factory as …
Maggie Jordan
Av Emma Blair
E-bok, 2016
44 kr
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When most of Maggie Jordan''s family are killed in a freak flood in the small coastal village of Heymouth, she is forced to find work in one of Glasgow''s carpet mills. She becomes engaged to Nevil Sanderson, who suddenly decides he must go to Spain and join the Republicans in their fight against …
Flower Of Scotland
Av Emma Blair
E-bok, 2011
45 kr
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A family''s triumphs and tragedies, from life as privileged distillery owners to the horrors of the trenches in France. Charlotte becomes engaged to Lieutenant Geoffrey Armitage as the Great War breaks out,. The war takes its toll on all her fmaily, as the men become soldiers and the women nurses. …
Twilight Time
Av Emma Blair
E-bok, 2011
79 kr
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Their young carefree days are over, but they''ve shaped Crista and Maggs'' lives... The Devonshire village of Ford is full of excitement and curiosity at the arrival of their new doctor, the dashing young Scotsman, Jamie Murray. Among the fluttering female hearts are sisters Maggs and Crista …
Wild Strawberries
Av Emma Blair
E-bok, 2011
40 kr
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Maizie and her husband, Sam, run the Paris Hotel in Coverack, Cornwall, but when World War II starts Sam joins up and leaves Maizie to run the hotel. Struggling to keep the hotel going, Maizie is further troubled when she takes on Rosemary and Bobby, two evacuees from Plymouth but after a difficult …
Apple From Eden
Av Emma Blair
Häftad, 2009
235 kr
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Bridie gets a job as a maid on Sir Ian of Seaton's estate and, much against her better judgement and will, falls in love with Sir Ian's brother's step-son, also called Ian. Ian optimistically feels that his father will understand and let them marry but Bridie expects what she gets - dismissal, with …
Half Hidden
Av Emma Blair
Häftad, 2009
365 kr
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The news of her fiance's death at Dunkirk was a cruel blow for Holly Morgan to suffer. But for Holly - forced to nurse enemy soldiers back to health while her beloved Jersey ails beneath an epidemic of crime, rationing and the worst excesses of Nazi occupation - the brutality of her war has only …
Jessie Gray
Av Emma Blair
Häftad, 2009
316 kr
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The first time Jessie laid her eyes on Tommy McBride was in July 1947, when they were still at school - and long before she knew anything about heartbreak or pain. Then she was the sheltered, dreamy minister's daughter, determined to take a bite out of life. And he was the fighter from the wrong …
Scarlet Ribbons
Av Emma Blair
Häftad, 2009
398 kr
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Sadie Smith, born with a degenerative hip, is unable to walk. Sent to a Dr Barnardo's home for treatment, she is so excited that she fails to realise she will never see her beloved family again.In 1927, once fully cured, Sadie is offered the opportunity of a lifetime; to start a new life in Canada. …
Street Song
Av Emma Blair
Häftad, 1986
251 kr
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Susan's parents had wanted a son ... and they did little to hide their disappointment. As soon as was decently possible they packed her off to boarding-school. If only they could have known... For in the tradition-bound Scotland of the 1920s, there was no place for a woman like Susan. But she was …
Finding Happiness
Av Emma Blair
Häftad, 2003
107 kr
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Sandy McLean is training to be a doctor to follow in his father's footsteps - indeed, to surpass his father who is just a general practitioner: Sandy is to become a top surgeon. Or so his father insists. Sandy feels he has no choice, though knows he is not a natural and life is becoming miserable …
Sweethearts
Av Emma Blair
Häftad, 2007
316 kr
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For Lexa and Cordelia Stewart the late 1930s bring changes that neither could have dreamed of. For as well as the onslaught of war, the death of their father leaves them ill equipped to run the family business. Cordelia falls recklessly in love with Joe Given, who is not only married but is looking …
Most Determined Woman
Av Emma Blair
Häftad, 2011
398 kr
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For Sarah Hawke, daughter of an impoverished miner, life offered little beyond the grime of Glasgow in the 1890s and the eternal drudgery of back-breaking work. Until a mysterious stranger entered her life. A stranger who turned out to be her real father - and the owner of a vast and prosperous …
Little White Lies
Av Emma Blair
Häftad, 2018
119 kr
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For sixteen-year-old Lizzie McDougall, life in the Glasgow tenements comes as a culture shock after her sheltered upbringing in the Highlands. But for her father, who has just lost his job in the tiny town of Tomintoul, Glasgow offers employment. Her new life enables Lizzie to work in a factory as …
Maggie Jordan
Av Emma Blair
Häftad, 2018
398 kr
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When most of Maggie Jordan's family are killed in a freak flood in the small coastal village of Heymouth, she is forced to find work in one of Glasgow's carpet mills. She becomes engaged to Nevil Sanderson, who suddenly decides he must go to Spain and join the Republicans in their fight against …
Twilight Time
Av Emma Blair
Häftad, 2018
144 kr
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Their young carefree days are over, but they've shaped Crista and Maggs' lives...The Devonshire village of Ford is full of excitement and curiosity at the arrival of their new doctor, the dashing young Scotsman, Jamie Murray. Among the fluttering female hearts are sisters Maggs and Crista Fletcher. …
Flower Of Scotland
Av Emma Blair
Häftad, 2018
144 kr
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A family's triumphs and tragedies, from life as privileged distillery owners to the horrors of the trenches in France. Charlotte becomes engaged to Lieutenant Geoffrey Armitage as the Great War breaks out,. The war takes its toll on all her fmaily, as the men become soldiers and the women nurses. …
Nellie Wildchild
Av Emma Blair
Häftad, 2009
107 kr
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The Glasgow Nellie Thompson had been born to was a city bled colourless by poverty and despair, and divided against itself by religion and class. A city where appearances meant more than the truth that might lie in a person's heart . . .Nellie knew what it was like to be hungry and hopeless; to …
