Christmas Past - Softcover
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When seventeen-year-old Mary O'Connor collapses one Sunday in church she is taken to live with Dr Roberts and his wife in a beautiful Yorkshire village. Away from the grimy air of her home town Mary soon recovers and though initially employed as their maid, Mary becomes the daughter the couple were never able to have.
With Britain at war, unable to remain idle, Mary finds employment in the local steel works but when her fiancé Tom Downing is killed in action a grief-stricken Mary is convinced it is retribution for their night of sin during Tom's Christmas leave.
However, Mary learns to love again and marries Jack Holmes, a local miner. At first they have very little but their love to keep them going and Mary is still haunted by the past. Despite the many challenges she faces Mary is determined to achieve success for herself and her family and when she sets up her own dressmaking business it seems as if she has finally found peace of mind. But the business starts to dominate her life until tragedy once more threatens to destroy all she most cherishes...
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With Britain at war, unable to remain idle, Mary finds employment in the local steel works but when her fiancé Tom Downing is killed in action a grief-stricken Mary is convinced it is retribution for their night of sin during Tom's Christmas leave.
However, Mary learns to love again and marries Jack Holmes, a local miner. At first they have very little but their love to keep them going and Mary is still haunted by the past. Despite the many challenges she faces Mary is determined to achieve success for herself and her family and when she sets up her own dressmaking business it seems as if she has finally found peace of mind. But the business starts to dominate her life until tragedy once more threatens to destroy all she most cherishes...
When seventeen-year-old Mary O'Connor collapses one Sunday in church she is taken to live with Dr Roberts and his wife in a beautiful Yorkshire village for her health. Though initially employed as a maid, Mary soon becomes the daughter the couple were never able to have.
With Britain at war, unable to remain idle, Mary finds employment in the local steel works but when her fiancé Tom Downing is killed in action Mary is convinced it is retribution for their night of sin during Tom's Christmas leave.
However, Mary grows to love Jack Holmes, a local miner. They marry and move into a humble terrace house with little but their love to keep them going. As the years pass Mary is determined to achieve success for herself and her family. She sets up her own dressmaking business and it seems as if she has finally found peace of mind. But the business starts to dominate her life until tragedy once more threatens to destroy all she most cherishes...
With Britain at war, unable to remain idle, Mary finds employment in the local steel works but when her fiancé Tom Downing is killed in action Mary is convinced it is retribution for their night of sin during Tom's Christmas leave.
However, Mary grows to love Jack Holmes, a local miner. They marry and move into a humble terrace house with little but their love to keep them going. As the years pass Mary is determined to achieve success for herself and her family. She sets up her own dressmaking business and it seems as if she has finally found peace of mind. But the business starts to dominate her life until tragedy once more threatens to destroy all she most cherishes...
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- PublisherArrow
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0099515644
- ISBN 13 9780099515647
- BindingPoche
- Number of pages464
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