A Valley Dream, Anna Jacobs
A Valley Dream, Anna Jacobs
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A Valley Dream
Book 1 in the uplifting new Backshaw Moss series

Author: Anna Jacobs

Narrator: Julia Franklin

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/13/2021


Synopsis

The first book in Anna Jacobs' wonderful Backshaw Moss series.

1935. At thirty-six, Bella Porter is dependent on her abusive cousin, acting as an unpaid servant. When a kind relative leaves her a house in the village of Backshaw Moss, Thomas tries to take it from her, but she defies him and grasps this chance of a new start in Lancashire.

It is not going to be easy, though. The house is on the edge of a slum and in a state of disrepair, let out as flats. As kind people help her find her feet, however, her confidence grows and when she meets struggling, widowed father-of-three Ryan, she begins to hope she may find the happy family she's always dreamed of.

She's offered partial help with her renovations by the local council who are planning to clear up the slums, but other landlords will do anything to avoid costly improvements and protect their profits. And when Thomas follows her, still after the inheritance, not only is Bella's newfound happiness threatened but also her life. Can her new friends help her rid herself of her tormenter once and for all and finally achieve her valley dream?

(P) 2021 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd

About Anna Jacobs

Anna Jacobs grew up in Lancashire and emigrated to Australia, but still visits the UK regularly to see her family and do research, something she loves. She is addicted to writing and figures she'll have to live to be 120 at least to tell all the stories that keep popping up in her imagination and nagging her to write them down. She's also addicted to her own hero, to whom she's been happily married for many years.She is the bestselling author of over ninety novels and has been shortlisted for several awards, and Pride of Lancashire won the Australian Romantic Book of the Year Award in 2006.You can find out more on her website, www.annajacobs.com or on her Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Anna.Jacobs.Books.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel

A Valley Dream by Anna Jacobs is a wonderful historical fiction novel that is the first, in what I expect to be an excellent, new series: Backshaw Moss. I really have enjoyed many of Ms. Jacobs's books in the past, so I was excited that she was writing a new series. I love being able to read from th......more

Goodreads review by Kim

This was an absolutely wonderful start to a new series. Bella inherits a house, but it would require her to make huge changes in her life, starting with escaping from her cousins domineering hold. I loved meeting all the characters, who quickly take to Bella and you see her confidence growing, despit......more

A Valley Dream by Anna Jacobs Anna Jacobs has done it again with this book , a first in a series set in Backshaw Moss. Set in the 1930s , pre war, It is mainly about a character Bella , who is looked after by her nasty uncle , that is until she inherits a house from a recently decreased family member.......more

Goodreads review by Sandra

I have to say i love the Valley books they draw you in to each story and keep you wanting more.This story of a woman who receives a bequest in her cousins will. She arrives in the valley to start a new life and is surprised to find how friendly some of the residents are and is excited to settle in.I......more

Goodreads review by Megs

I’ve read a lot of Anna Jacobs books- Australia is my Preferred setting. The stories always have such similarities that it can be a bit redundant. But they are solid comfort reads, and are well-written and enjoyable.......more


Quotes

PRAISE FOR ANNA JACOBS:

This is that rare thing, a pacy page-turner with a ripping plot and characters you care about . . . [Anna Jacobs is] especially big on resourceful, admirable women. Great stuff! Daily Mail

Anna Jacobs' books are deservedly popular. She is one of the best writers of Lancashire sagas around Historical Novels Review

[Anna Jacobs' books have an] impressive grasp of human emotions The Sunday Times