Tomorrow's Promises by Anna Jacobs, Paperback, 9780340840801 | Buy online at The Nile
Departments
 Free Returns*

Tomorrow's Promises

Author: Anna Jacobs  

Paperback

Anna Jacobs brilliantly recreates life in 1919 in this gripping story of women struggling to find love and freedom in a world of hardship, death, and poverty.

Anna Jacobs brilliantly recreates life in 1919 in this gripping story of women struggling to find love and freedom in a world of hardship, death, and poverty.

Read more
$28.53
Or pay later with
Check delivery options
Paperback

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Summary

Anna Jacobs brilliantly recreates life in 1919 in this gripping story of women struggling to find love and freedom in a world of hardship, death, and poverty.

Anna Jacobs brilliantly recreates life in 1919 in this gripping story of women struggling to find love and freedom in a world of hardship, death, and poverty.

Read more

Description

Ellen Dawson is glad when the Great War ends, but sad that Lady Bingram's aides are to be disbanded. She can't bear to go back into service again after working as a driver and mechanic in London. But she is forced by her mother's illness to accept her old position as housemaid in order to stay in the small Lancashire town, and her stepfather will stop at nothing to get her under his control again.

Meanwhile, Seth Talbot is also facing difficulties when he takes over as local policeman in a town where the law has been flouted for years . . .

Read more

Critic Reviews

“Praise for Anna Jacobs: 'Catherine Cookson fans will cheer!' - Peterborough Evening Telegraph Anna Jacobs' books are deservedly popular. She is one of the best writers of Lancashire sagas around. - Historical Novels Review Once again you have given us a story that has me hooked from the first page to the last. The characters are so alive that I am loath to call them characters, they are people - so real - Reader from Scotland on OUR MARY ANNAn exciting book of immensely brilliant character portrayal and a great storyline - Bangor Chronicle on OUR EVAAnother cracking read with a vivid insight into family relationships - Coventry Evening Telegraph on OUR EVA”

Praise for Anna Jacobs: 'Catherine Cookson fans will cheer!' - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

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

Once again you have given us a story that has me hooked from the first page to the last. The characters are so alive that I am loath to call them characters, they are people - so real - Reader from Scotland on OUR MARY ANN

An exciting book of immensely brilliant character portrayal and a great storyline - Bangor Chronicle on OUR EVA

Another cracking read with a vivid insight into family relationships - Coventry Evening Telegraph on OUR EVA

Read more

About the Author

Anna Jacobs grew up in Lancashire and emigrated to Australia a while ago, but still visits the UK regularly to see her family and do research, something she loves. She has two grown-up daughters and lives with her husband in a spacious waterfront home. Often, as she writes, dolphins frolic outside the window of her office. Inside, the house is crammed with thousands of books.

Read more

More on this Book

Ellen Dawson is glad when the Great War ends, but sad that Lady Bingram's aides are to be disbanded. She can't bear to go back into service again after working as a driver and mechanic in London. But she is forced by her mother's illness to accept her old position as housemaid in order to stay in the small Lancashire town, and her stepfather will stop at nothing to get her under his control again.Meanwhile, Seth Talbot is also facing difficulties when he takes over as local policeman in a town where the law has been flouted for years . . .

Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton | Hodder Paperback
Published
10th January 2008
Pages
528
ISBN
9780340840801

Returns

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.

$28.53
Or pay later with
Check delivery options