A compelling story of deep emotion and tangled family relationships that hide a dreadful secret. Pretty Alice Lacey couldn't be more different from her sister-in-law, bitter, ambitious Cora. Alice is married to John, Cora to his hapless younger brother, Billie. Both women give birth to sons on one chaotic night in 1940. But Cora's jealousy and resentment lead her to swap her puny baby for Alice's beautiful son. Alice, her marriage in tatters because the badly burned John rejects her, borrows money from Cora in order to purchase the lease of the tiny hairdresser where she works. Alice is talented; the business thrives and a chain of salons becomes Laceys of Liverpool. Relationships between the cousins Cormac and Maurice, their parents, Alice's three girls and their eventual husbands and children enrich this engrossing saga and give a unique picture of Liverpool in the last sixty years of the twentieth century.
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Bestselling author Maureen Lee was born in Bootle and lives in Colchester, Essex. As well as her novels, she has had a play professionally staged. Maureen won the 2000 RNA Award for her novel DANCING IN THE DARK.
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Excellent Novel,
By lainey "lainey2abc" (Newcastle Australia) - See all my reviews
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I stumbled upon this book at my local library and now I'm keen to read all of Maureen Lee's books. It's one of those novels that always has something happening, and even when it's late at night and you really should be in bed, you'll find yourself thinking "Just one more chapter" and before you know it, it's WAY past your bedtime. All the characters are interesting and it's refreshing to read such an action packed novel that's not too heavy on the romance but yet has plenty of drama.
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- Stepping Stones by Maureen Lee in Front Matter, and page 577
- Put Out the Fires by Maureen Lee in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Liverpool Annie by Maureen Lee in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The House by Princes Park by Maureen Lee in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Lights Out Liverpool by Maureen Lee in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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