Sixpence in Her Shoe
$50.14
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
14 June 2016
Summary
In working-class Leeds in the 1920s, Jess is starting on her journey through life. Growing up in the aftermath of the Great War, she is torn between her downtrodden father and her cantankerous, ambitious mother. After a disastrous spell as housekeeper to the local priest, she works happily in the office of her uncle’s shoe factory and falls in love with her childhood sweetheart, Wilf.
But Wilf is determined to be a successful artist, and Jess can’t bring herself to stand in the way of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349410715 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349410712 |
| Author: | Frances Brody |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Piatkus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 14 June 2016 |
| Weight: | 372g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 31mm |
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Frances writes strong, believable characters and has a meticulous eye for period detail.
Frances Brody captures the tragedies and joys of old working-class Leeds in vivid and heartfelt storytelling.Frances Brody makes every turn of the page a step back into time in her wonderfully sumptuous sagas … storytelling at its very best.About The Author
Frances Brody
Frances Brody is the author of twelve Kate Shackleton mysteries and three historical novels. Frances began her writing career in radio and has also written for theatre and television. Her novel Sisters on Bread Street won the HarperCollins Elizabeth Elgin Award. A Woman Unknown was shortlisted for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. Her stage plays have been toured by several theatre companies and produced at Manchester Library Theatre, the Gate and Nottingham Playhouse. Jehad was nominated for a Time Out Award.
Frances lived in New York for a time before studying at Ruskin College, Oxford, and reading English Literature and History at York University.
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