Häftad, Engelska, 2007
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- E-bokEngelska, 2012
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Fans of Katie Flynn, Rosie Clarke and Catherine Cookson will love being transported to another time and place by bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph in this enthralling and heart-warming saga about one woman's desire for a glamourous and romantic life. Will she achieve her dreams?'Marie Joseph has the same rare, magical gift as Catherine Cookson for turning everyday people with everyday lives into the stuff of fascination' -- Kent Evening Post'She is a winner every time she writes' -- Manchester Evening News'The perfect cosy read... I have multiple copies of this book and read it every year' -- ***** Reader review'Loved this story, pure escapism' -- ***** Reader review************************************************************ONE CHANCE ENCOUNTER WILL CHANGE HER LIFE FOREVER...In a small Lancashire cotton town in the 1930s, Daisy Bell dreams her life away. At twenty-six, still a spinster and heiress to her mother's potato pie shop, she's resigned to a lonely old age. But toiling over the bake-house fire she dreams of a better world - a world of glamour and romance as seen on the silver screen.Then she meets Sam a dashing Clark Gable look-alike and chauffeur to a wealthy London businessman - and suddenly her life is changed forever...Will Sam be the answer to her prayers?A Better World Than This won the Romantic Novelists' Award. Daisy's story continues in A World Apart. - E-bokEngelska, 2012
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Let bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph take you to another world and lose yourself in this beautifully written and mesmerising saga about love against all odds. Fans of Katie Flynn, Rosie Harris and Catherine Cookson will not be disappointed.'Marie Joseph is an amazing success story' -- Woman's Weekly'She is a winner every time she writes' -- Manchester Evening News'I love Marie Joseph books and this one did not disappoint.' -- ***** Reader review'Loved this story, pure escapism' -- ***** Reader review'Compelling and very readable - recommended for an afternoon relaxing read.' -- ***** Reader***********************************************************************************WORLDS APART, BUT DRAWN TO EACH OTHER...Their lives could not have been more different. Jenny was the girl from the meat shop, born into squalor and defeat. Paul Tunstall was a soldier and a gentleman, arrogant and charming, with his silver-light eyes and boyish smile.And yet from the moment they met there was a spark between them - and their separate lives of pain and loneliness seemed to beckon to each other.Will love win out, against all odds? - E-bokEngelska, 2012
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From the bestselling author of MAGGIE CRAIG, A BETTER WORLD THAN THIS, and numerous other novels, this is a collection of some of Marie Joseph's most outstanding short stories, previously published in magazines in the 60s and 70s and follows her volumes WHEN LOVE WAS LIKE THAT and THE WAY WE WERE. Written with compassion, perception and a touch of humour, these stories explore the theme of love - its dreams, hopes, disappointments and the joy of its discovery. - E-bokEngelska, 2012
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Fans of Katie Flynn, Rosie Clarke and Catherine Cookson will love this enchanting and moving saga set in Lancashire from bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph. The perfect piece of escapism!'Marie Joseph is an amazing success story' - WOMAN'S WEEKLY'Marie Joseph's descriptions and turn of phrase are a joy to read...' -- ***** Reader review'Compelling and very readable - recommended for an afternoon relaxing read.' -- ***** Reader review'Typical Marie Joseph page turner.' -- ***** Reader review******************************************NOTHING COULD STOP HER FINDING LOVE...COULD IT? When her stepmother was killed suddenly two years ago, Emma Sparrow found herself having to run the household and look after her father and her three step-siblings, as well as hold down a full time job.Now twenty, she is a woman of unbreakable spirit and quiet pride, and nothing - not the drabness of her life in a small Lancashire town, not the relentless drudgery of her home life nor the boredom of her job in a factory - can stop her from reaching for the stars.But Emma's happiness lies with Simon Martin, and Simon is the boss's son. Between them stand the differences of class and background - a huge gulf that threatens to destroy Emma's one chance for a true and lasting love. Not to mention the fact that Simon is already in a relationship with a very nice girl called Chloe.Can Emma find that better, more exciting and fulfilling life she dreams of? - E-bokEngelska, 2012
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With all her signature warmth, wonderful characters and unforgettable drama, escape with bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph and settle down with this unputdownable and unforgettable saga of sisterly love put to the ultimate challenge. Fans of Katie Flynn, Rosie Harris and Catherine Cookson will not be disappointed.'Marie Joseph is an amazing success story' -- Woman's Weekly'She is a winner every time she writes' -- Manchester Evening News'I love Marie Joseph books and this one did not disappoint.' -- ***** Reader review'Loved this story, pure escapism' -- ***** Reader review'Compelling and very readable - recommended for an afternoon relaxing read.' -- ***** Reader********************************************************************************************TWO SISTERS - INSEPARABLE AND IMPOSSIBLE TO DIVIDE. UNTIL THEY FALL FOR THE SAME MAN...It was a small Lancashire town on the eve of the General Strike. A town where the gap between the rich and poor was about to erupt into a bloody field of battle.But that is not the only battle in the offing. Libby and Carrie were more than sisters. Mirror images, they were different sides of the same heart, peas in a pod and as close as close could be. Until they both fell in love with Tom...Is blood really thicker than water? - E-bokEngelska, 2012
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If you like Katie Flynn, Rosie Clarke and Catherine Cookson, you'll love bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph's captivating and ultimately uplifting saga of one woman's attempt to find her place in a man's world...'Marie Joseph has the same rare, magical gift as Catherine Cookson for turning everyday people with everyday lives into the stuff of fascination.' -- Kent Evening Post'She is a winner every time she writes' -- Manchester Evening News'Marie Joseph is an amazing success story' - WOMAN'S WEEKLY'Loved this story, pure escapism' -- ***** Reader review'Compelling and very readable - recommended for an afternoon's relaxing read.' -- ***** Reader****************************************************************SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN TOLD IT'S A MAN'S WORLD. BUT HER TIME WILL COME...Lisa Logan was still a girl when she learned that it was a man's world ... A man's world and no place for the weak.When her beloved father, Angus - shell-shocked after the Great War - deserts them, she and her mother are left with absolutely nothing.As her mother fails to cope with this new and harsh reality, Lisa finds an inner strength and swears her revenge. But at what cost? - E-bokEngelska, 2012
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Fans of Katie Flynn, Rosie Harris and Catherine Cookson will love this compelling and captivating saga by bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph. When you're a woman in a man's world, you've got to do everything you can to make a way for yourself...'Marie Joseph is an amazing success story' -- Woman's Weekly'She is a winner every time she writes' -- Manchester Evening News'Compelling' -- ***** Reader review'Another Marie Joseph page-turner' -- ***** Reader review'Never ceases to pull at your heartstrings' -- ***** Reader review***************************************************************************************************IN A MAN'S WORLD, WILL HER PASSION AND STEELY DETERMINATION BE A HELP OR A HINDRANCE?At the turn of the century, the North of England is a hard, bleak world. A world where joy and love are in short supply - where men are resigned and women oppressed.Strong-willed and spirited, rebellious and beautiful, Maggie Craig flies in the face of the harshness of that world...Will her passion cost her dearly? - E-bokEngelska, 2011
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Marie Joseph knew that her arthritis was incurable, but still she was determined not to give in to it - to live a 'complete' life. Through both the constant pain and the endless series of cures, she never lost sight of either her own resolve, her love for her family, or her sense of humour.This is her story. It is the courageous story of learning to live with a crippling illness - made even more remarkable because Marie Joseph went on to become one of our most popular contemporary novelists, the bestselling author of Maggie Craig and A Leaf In The Wind. But above all, this is a story of inspiring strength - an adventure story of the spirit - funny, vivid and intensely moving. - E-bokEngelska, 2012
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Brief romantic encounters that sparkle with humour and poignancy.Meet Maggie and Don, the conventional married couple, whose lives are dramatically interrupted by the arrival of Beth, Maggie's beautiful but impulsive friend ...Anne, the plain and practical secretary who dreams of capturing the heart of dashing Bruce Gordon, the firm's accountant ...The young man and woman alone in a crowded airport terminal who find brief solace in each other's company ...Just some of the marvelous characters, young and old, that people this richly observed collection of short stories. - E-bokEngelska, 2012
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Fans of Katie Flynn, Rosie Clarke and Catherine Cookson will love this wonderfully enchanting and moving saga by bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph.'Marie Joseph is an amazing success story' -- Woman's Weekly'Marie Joseph has the same rare, magical gift as Catherine Cookson for turning everyday people with everyday lives into the stuff of fascination.' -- Kent Evening Post'She is a winner every time she writes' -- Manchester Evening News'Marie Joseph's descriptions and turn of phrase are a joy to read...' -- ***** Reader review'Loved this story, pure escapism' -- ***** Reader review'Compelling and very readable - recommended for an afternoon relaxing read.' -- ***** Reader***********************************************************************************IN THE FACE OF LONELINESS AND POVERTY, CAN LOVE ENDURE?It was love that drove Polly to marry Harry Pilgrim. A love, she believed, that would meet every test that life could make. But a girl in love cannot always see what the future will bring ...Life has never been easy for her. But just when it seems that the worst must be over, Harry loses his job and is forced to move south to look for work, leaving Polly behind.Is their love strong enough or could loneliness and poverty drive her into the arms of another man? - E-bokEngelska, 2012
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It is New Year's Eve 1936 when Wesley Battersby leaves his pretty wife Amy to go and live with Clara Marsden.Ashamed and frightened, Amy struggles with loneliness and hardship while Wesley is spending his money on buying the love of the flighty Clara. But Amy's warmth and vitality win her friends who give her renewed courage and confidence. And when the frivolous Clara leaves Wesley in search of a wealthier replacement, he realizes his foolish mistake and returns home, but to a woman changed almost beyond recognition ... - E-bokEngelska, 2012
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Let bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph sweep you away with this captivating and enthralling saga about poverty, passion and an unquenchable desire for a better life. Fans of Katie Flynn, Rosie Clarke and Catherine Cookson will not be disappointed.'Marie Joseph is an amazing success story' - WOMAN'S WEEKLY'Another Marie Joseph page-turner' -- ***** Reader review'Never ceases to pull at your heartstrings' -- ***** Reader review'Marie Joseph's descriptions and turn of phrase are a joy to read...' -- ***** Reader review'Compelling and very readable - recommended for an afternoon relaxing read.' -- ***** Reader*********************************************WILL SHE GET THE LIFE AND LOVE SHE'S ALWAYS DREAMED OF?Lancashire in the 1900s. Clara Haydock has the voice of an angel - but she lives in a time and place of poverty and hardship, where singing is for church and life for getting on with. As she sings hymns on a Sunday morning, she dreams of one day singing on stage, in front of a rapt audience, lost in the music she loves.Her unbreakable spirit, her passion for music and her will to live a better life make her shine against the bleakness of her life.Not one to give up on a dream, she knows where her destiny lies ... and she'll do anything to fulfil it... - E-bokEngelska, 2012
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A beautiful and touching wartime romance from the pen of bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn, Rosie Clarke and Catherine Cookson'Marie Joseph is an amazing success story' - WOMAN'S WEEKLY'Marie Joseph's descriptions and turn of phrase are a joy to read...' -- ***** Reader review'Compelling and very readable - recommended for an afternoon relaxing read.' -- ***** Reader'Typical Marie Joseph page turner.' -- ***** Reader review*******************************************************************WILL SHE FIND LOVE WITH THE MAN SHE'S SET HER HEART ON?Despite the incredible pressure, and the imminent danger, it is Sally Barnes who preoccupies David Turner's thoughts whilst on a bombing mission over Germany.Deaf since childhood, Sally is young and vulnerable and David wishes he could be with her to protect her from the horrors of war.But to Sally, David is just the boy from down the road. It is Lee, the young carefree American airman, who has won her heart.Will fate be kind and allow her to find happiness amidst the trials and tribulations of a world at war? - E-bokEngelska, 2012
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When the exotic stranger walked into the loveless Clancy household, he brought a gift to innocent seventeen-year-old Annie that neither her five brothers, nor her brutal father, had ever given her ... tenderness. And, like many before her, Annie pays the price for its sweetness.An outcast from her home and adrift in a harsh world, it would take a long time for Annie to trust a man again ...Inspired by Marie Joseph's storytelling magic, and set in the wild and sweeping Lancashire countryside, The Travelling Man is another of her gripping, page-turning sagas. - E-bokEngelska, 2012
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Fans of Katie Flynn, Rosie Harris and Catherine Cookson will love this heart-warming collection of short stories exploring the themes of love from bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph. Full of her signature warmth and wonderful characters, this is one not to miss.'Marie Joseph is an amazing success story' -- Woman's Weekly'She is a winner every time she writes' -- Manchester Evening News'I love Marie Joseph books and this one did not disappoint.' -- ***** Reader review'Compelling and very readable - recommended for an afternoon relaxing read.' -- ***** Reader***************************************************************************************In this wonderful collection of short stories we meet, among others, the young mother who eventually discovers nothing can compare with Christmas at home with her husband and children; a couple who are brought together again with unexpected help from a feline source; and a younger sister whose wedding brings faint misgivings and memories from the past...With compassion, insight and humour these stories explore the themes of love - its hopes, joys, disappointments and reconciliations. All are told through the sepia of nostalgia and tinged with the irony that is characteristic of Marie Joseph. - E-bokEngelska, 2012
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Here in a specially chosen edition are three of Marie Joseph's best-loved novels.GEMINI GIRLS:Libby and Carrie were more than sisters. Mirror images, they were different sides of the same heart, impossible to separate or divide. Until they both fell in love with Tom.FOOTSTEPS IN THE PARK:The Lancashire town was divided between the haves and the have-nots, between mill-owning Boltons and mill-working Armstrongs. But Dorothy Bolton was determined to cross the chasm and risk everything for the love of Stanley Armstrong ...MAGGIE CRAIGAt the turn of the century the North of England was a harsh, bleak world - where joy and love were words in someone else's book. Strong-willed and beautiful, Maggie Craig flew in the face of that world ... and found that her passion was to cost her dearly all her life. - E-bokEngelska, 2012
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From bestselling novelist Marie Joseph - a collection of heartwarming, life-enhancing stories that show her at her very best.In them Marie Joseph explores the many aspects of love as it was in the sixties and seventies - its nostalgia, tenderness, pitfalls and moments of never-to-be-forgotten happiness. - E-bokEngelska, 2013
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If you like Katie Flynn, Rosie Clarke and Catherine Cookson, you will love this captivating and heart -warming saga by bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph. We meet Daisy Bell again (A Better World Than This) - in the aftermath of war, can she build a new life?'Marie Joseph is an amazing success story' -- Woman's Weekly'Marie Joseph has the same rare, magical gift as Catherine Cookson for turning everyday people with everyday lives into the stuff of fascination.' -- Kent Evening Post'She is a winner every time she writes' -- Manchester Evening News'Marie Joseph's descriptions and turn of phrase are a joy to read...' -- ***** Reader review'Loved this story, pure escapism' -- ***** Reader review'Compelling and very readable - recommended for an afternoon relaxing read.' -- ***** Reader*********************************************************IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY, CAN SHE BUILD A NEW LIFE?1947: The war is over, finally.Life at Daisy Penny's Blackpool boarding house, Shangri-La, is good - as good as it can be when you've got to feed your family and guests on rations and your husband is sickly. But still she carries on...However, when tragedy strikes, the indomitable Daisy makes the difficult decision to cut her ties, sell her boarding-house in Blackpool and start a new life in the country.Has she the strength to start afresh?Daisy's story started in A Better World Than This, which won the Romantic Novelists' Award. - E-bokEngelska, 2016
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It was a Lancashire mill town in the grim years of the Depression - a town divided between the haves and the have-nots, between families like the mill-owning Boltons and the millworking Armstrongs. But Dorothy Bolton was determined to cross that chasm and risk everything for the love of Stanley Armstrong. Even if it meant choosing sides. - Häftad, Engelska, 2022
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