Jailbird's Daughter [Paperback]

Irene Carr (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2005

Alison Grant is just five when her father is sent to prison for murder. Taunted at school for being a jailbird's daughter, then abandoned by her mother, she goes to live with her grandmother. She tells her only new friend that her mother is dead and her father is a ship's captain. It is the beginning of a new life of lies and deception, which continues after her grandmother's death. Alison begins to dream of owning a chain of cafes and becoming a lady, but her family's shaming secret will come back to haunt her once more.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'A warm-hearted yet gritty saga' Paisley Daily Express on LOVERS MEETING 'Irene Carr knows the world she recreates in her tales and it shows in the detail!Lovers of North East sagas won't be disappointed' Newcastle Evening Chronicle on EMILY 'A splendid tale of jealousy, revenge and hard-won love' Bolton Evening News on FANCY WOMAN 'Irene Carr is posing a serious challenge for the crown vacated by Catherine Cookson' Sunderland Echo on KATY'S MEN 'In the tradition of Catherine Cookson, strong on plot and character' Sunderland Echo on EMILY

About the Author

Irene Carr was born and brought up on the river in Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, in the 1930s. As her father and brother worked in the local shipyards and her mother was a barmaid at the beginning of the century she is well acquainted with the setting and times of the world she recreates in her sagas

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (December 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340836695
• ISBN-13: 978-0340836699
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,173,134 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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