A Lobster and a Lady

Brought up by foster-parents in a London dockside inn, 16-year-old Polly Harris has always had two burning ambitions: to sing in the music halls and to discover the identity of her real mother. Against a background of London in the 1880s we follow Polly round the music halls, slums and houses humble and grand, and finally discover the secrets of her past and future.

A lobster and a lady

Whitmee, Jeanne

St.Martin's Press

King's Walk is a row of semi-detached houses built by Albert King, whose family occupies Cedar Lodge, the big house on the corner. But the war changes the lives of all who live there, whether they are working or upper class. Albert's widow, Theresa, has one son reported 'missing in action' and the other about to marry 'beneath him'. For the religious Sands family the morals of their adopted daughter bring shame. Then there is Clarice, footloose when her grandson leaves to do his National Service, who accepts a job in service at Cedar Lodge. But it is very different from pre-war days and now it will be Clarice who makes the rules...

King's Walk (CH)

Romance

Charnwood

Oranges and Lemons

F. A. Thorpe Publishers

Confirms her talent as a consummate story-teller. At school, Cathy and Rosalind have one thing in common: each is the child of a single parent. Cathy's mother has died, leaving gentle Daniel to raise their daughter alone. Ros has an acerbic, mother, Una, whose husband has walked out on her. Daniel's steadfast love for Cathy, in the face of their final cruel parting, makes her the ward of concert pianist Gerald Cavelle. When Cathy marries him, she soon finds herself more alone than ever before. For Ros, too, the transition to adulthood is far from easy - until an unexpected reunion with Cathy. Working together, the two friends take a bold step that will help them to become independent women.

The Lost Daughters (CH) (Charnwood Large Print Library Series)

'Jeanne Whitmee has an unerring gift for portraying the emotional undertow of family life' - PIATKUS Fleur Sylvester, of mixed race, is abandoned by her middle-class mother and would-be rock star father and brought up by her loving grandparents. But on their death her life changes completely. Aged only nineteen, Fleur is left with nothing but the scrap of paper bearing her mother's last address, surely many years out of date. With no real hope of finding her mother, she decides that the small town of Elvemere is as good a place as any to start afresh. Life begins to feel good again - until one day Fleur's work brings her face to face with the woman who left her as a tiny baby...

Thursday's Child (CH)

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Charnwood Crown

WAS IT WITCHCRAFT, OR A HEALING GIFT? AND WAS HER FATE DEATH, OR FAME OF FORTUNE? Hurt and betrayed, fifteen-year-old Bryony Luscombe knows instinctively that her love for Paul Blythe, heir to Brashfield Hall, is worthless. Brought up by a local wise woman in a small fishing village, Bryony's history is a whispered secret, but one which is destined to lift her from poverty. Hounded from the village on suspicion of witchcraft, Bryony is forced to seek help from a most unwelcome source. An ambitious entrepreneur, Max Randal persuades Bryony to place her trust in him. But Max has other motives and secrets of his own, and Bryony cannot afford to compromise her pride, independence - and possibly her heart - again.

Belladonna (CH) (Charnwood Large Print Library Series)

Laura Nightingale has a happy home but her parents are unsympathetic with her ambition to become an actress. She works hard in a hairdresser's to pay for acting lessons and when the war comes she seizes her chance and joins up with ENSA. Her childhood sweetheart, Peter joins the RAF and is soon reported 'missing believed killed'. Laura is devastated and on the rebound begins a disastrous affair with Max Higham, the director of the troupe she is touring with. When she becomes pregnant and Max rejects her, she is forced to leave ENSA, but feels she cannot return home in disgrace. How Laura ultimately finds happiness makes a moving story.

Wishes and Dreams

Genre Fiction

Robert Hale, Ltd.

Hurt and betrayed, fifteen-year-old Bryony Luscombe hears those harsh words and knows instinctively that her love for Paul Blythe, heir to Brashfield Hall, is worthless. Brought up by a local wise woman in the small fishing village of Abbot's Cove, Bryony's history is a whispered secret, but one which is destined to lift her from the poverty and ignorance of her childhood.Hounded from the village on suspicion of witchcraft, Bryony is forced to seek help from a most unwelcome source. An ambitious entrepreneur, Max Randal senses a lucrative project in view and persuades Bryony that her life and fortunes will be different if she places her trust in him. But Max has other motives and secrets of his own and Bryony cannot afford to compromise her pride, independence -- and possibly her heart -- again.

Belladonna

Severn House

The Thriving Thorn

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Severn House Pub Ltd

A tale of English family life spanning the 1960s,1970s and 1980s.

Wives & Mothers

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