Manchester Pride [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Freda Lightfoot (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2000

Polly Pride lives with her protestant husband Matthew and their two children in the poor part of Manchester. Despite money worries they are happy, but when Matthew loses his job, Polly decides she must do her bit to keep the family from starvation. She sells all the family's goods, using the money to turn their home into a small shop from which she sells second-hand rugs and carpets. This does not please her husband, or his family, who has never accepted their son marrying a catholic, and so Polly not only has to struggle to make a living, but also has to fight to keep her family from falling apart.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'[Freda Lightfoot] has an established readership who will be delighted by this latest offering ... deftly chronicled, and likeable' -- Telegraph & Argus 'Freda Lightfoot's new novel is a tale of a courageous young woman determined to make a better life for herself and her family.' -- Lancashire Life - Manchester 'A heart wrenching family story that keeps you turning the pages as the drama unfolds.' -- Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph 'This latest novel by Freda Lightfoot, who lives in Fowey, gives a warm-hearted impression of a close community living on its wits and somehow winning through.' -- Shirley Salmon, West Briton, Truro 'Polly is made of stern stuff, though, and the tale of her courage and grit against the backdrop of a Northern city in the grip of depression make for a powerful narrative.' -- Newcastle Evening Chronicle --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Freda Lightfoot was born and brought up in the mill towns of Lancashire. She has been a teacher, bookseller and smallholder but began her writing career by publishing over forty short stories and articles and five historical romances under a different name. Having lived for many years in the Lake District and also in Cornwall, she now tries to divide her time between the two. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 581 pages
• Publisher: Magna Large Print Books; Large Print edition edition (March 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750514787
• ISBN-13: 978-0750514781

More About the Author

Born in Lancashire, Freda Lightfoot lived for a number of years in the Lake District where she ran a bookshop. She then tried her hand at the 'good life', kept sheep and hens, various orphaned cats and dogs, built drystone walls, planted a small wood and even learned how to make jam. She has now given up her thermals to build a house in an olive grove in Spain, where she produces her own olive oil. She has published over 30 novels including many bestselling family sagas and historical novels.