The Old House on the Corner - Hardcover

Lee, Maureen

4.25

419 ratings by Goodreads

9780752847511: The Old House on the Corner

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0752847511 ISBN 13: 9780752847511

Publisher: Orion, 2004

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Victoria Macara is twenty-seven and lives alone in the old house on the corner that was once home to the family removal business. When the land is sold, she finds herself surrounded by a small estate of new properties called Victoria Square.

The newcomers who move in around her bring with them their own dramas. The mismatched Kathleen and Steve are lovers with broken marriages behind them; Rachel is attempting to escape from a terrible tragedy; upper-class Sarah arrives with her children after running away from an abusive husband, while Anna and Ernie are just after a quiet life. For Marie Jordan, Victoria Square is a refuge from the men who murdered her husband; for Judy Moon, it means a fresh start after forty years of marriage to a man she'd thought she'd love for ever. But it is to Gareth - trapped in a hopeless marriage - that Victoria is particularly drawn.

When Rachel decides to hold a barbecue, the scene is set for confrontation, truth-telling and the revelation of long-held secrets that will touch the lives of all these characters.

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Review:

'...with her talent for storytelling, queen of saga-writing Maureen Lee weaves intrigue, love and warmth into every page of her 12th novel' (MY WEEKLY)

Book Description:

A moving contemporary novel set in Liverpool about the new residents of a small estate of properties called Victoria Square.

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