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Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Description
In 1830s Northumberland, after cholera claims both of her parents, 16-year-old Cissie Brodie stubbornly vows to raise her five young brothers and sisters herself. Only a bare cave, and the kindness of villagers, keep the children out of the workhouse. But one man's lust and cruelty change Cissie's life forever, setting in motion a series of events that test her courage and character.
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Description
Abel Mason's vicious wife regularly hurls invectives at him and beats their young son Dick. With his last hope at happiness dashed, Abel finally flees, taking Dick with him. The Great Depression has hit north England hard, however, and father and son become increasingly desperate, until Abel's kindness to a fellow traveler opens up new possibilities. But Abel soon learns that he cannot outrun his past.
7) The moth
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Description
Talented carpenter Robert Bradley leaves the Jarrow shipyards in 1913 for a better life in the country and a job in his uncle's furniture business. But he soon finds himself at odds with his God-fearing uncle and his cousin Carrie is a teenage time bomb waiting to explode. For solace, he escapes to the grounds of a dilapidated country estate, where he meets the ethereal Millie Thorman, known locally as "The Moth."
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