A Widows Courage, Anna Jacobs
A Widows Courage, Anna Jacobs
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A Widow's Courage
Birch End Series 2

Author: Anna Jacobs

Series: Birch End

Narrator: Julia Franklin

Unabridged: 10 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/02/2020

Synopsis

Lancashire 1934. Three years after her husband's sudden death, Stella comes into some money unexpectedly and decides to make a new start in the country. She settles on Ellin Valley, where she quickly begins to make friends. She falls in love with a cottage in Birch End, but an unscrupulous man wants it too. Will she be able to buy her dream home?

Life has changed drastically for local handyman Wilf Pollard as well. When tragedy strikes, Wilf is left as the only support of his two young children. But his friends rally round to help so that he can pull his life together and take up an exciting new job with a well-respected builder.

Some of the local council are eager to deal with the squalid conditions of the Backshaw Moss slum, but others will stop at nothing to keep their profitable rents. And Stella's dream cottage is threatened by their plans to build yet more cheap housing. Can Stella, Wilf and the residents of Birch End pull together to make sure good triumphs over evil?

(P) 2020 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 Sandra on February 21, 2020

I was so happy to review this 2nd book in the Birch End series.Stella widowed at a young age is stuck in a boring job with only one good friend Lena who changes Stella's life for the better.Deciding to move to Ellin Valley and falls in love with a derelict cottage in Birch End.I have really loved re......more

Goodreads review by Jill on June 26, 2020

I find Anna Jacob's books to be exactly what she intends them to be and very satisfying to read. This one is no exception, even though I didn't realise it was the second in a series until I had it home from the library. It worked well as a stand-alone, but also will lead me to the first. While her c......more

Goodreads review by Doreen Atherton on April 22, 2020

Another enjoyable read can’t wait for next instalment in the saga to see if all goes well with the cottage and the building of new houses gets underway......more

Goodreads review by c m bolton on April 14, 2020

Courage From the first page of the first book I've been kept interested in what happens to all the character's. They have all been fabulous. Can't wait for telling next book.......more

Goodreads review by Mrs Kathleen Morrey on April 12, 2020

Review Really good read folowing on from previous series. All characters stayed real and again enjoyable. Cant wait for the next one.......more

Quotes

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

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