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Opening in 1931, this novel is the sequel to THE CLYDESIDERS. In Glasgow at the beginning of the 1930s, the lives of two very different families are about to be changed forever by the repercussions of a tragedy that seems to defy explanation. In their splendid home in the West End, everything seems perfect in the comfortable, privileged lives of bestselling novelist Nicholas Cartwright, his beautiful wife Virginia and their two children. Until one dreadful day, when their world is touched by tragedy and they find themselves struggling to come to terms with a mystery that will haunt them for years to come. Meanwhile, in the run-down tenements of Springburn, the Gourlay family are battling to make ends meet. The Depression has hit Glasgow hard, Erchie Gourlay is unemployed, and only the long hours his three daughters spend sewing and dressmaking keeps the spectre of poverty at bay. The future looks bleak for the Gourlays, until the arrival of a destitute young girl on their doorstep brings them new hope of a better life. An enthralling tale of two families, The Gourlay Girls captures the unique atmosphere of Glasgow in the 1930s, evoking the life and times of the city, from the spectacular Empire Exhibition to the coming of the Second World War.
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The Depression has hit Glasgow hard, and in the run-down tenements of Springburn, the Gourlay family are battling to make ends meet. Erchie Gourlay is unemployed, and his three daughters work long hours to keep poverty at bay, until the arrival of a destitute young girl brings them hope of a better life. Meanwhile, in their splendid home in the West End of Glasgow, the privileged lives of novelist Nicholas Cartwright and his family are about to be disturbed, as both families are affected by a tragedy that will haunt them for years to come...
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Margaret Thomson Davis left school at the age of sixteen, working as s children's nurse and having a variety of other jobs before achieving her ambition of becoming a writer. She has had more than twenty novels published, many which have been bestsellers. She lives in Glasgow.
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- PublisherMagna Large Print Books
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0750525231
- ISBN 13 9780750525237
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages320
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