With the Depression and the Great War in recent history and the Second World War about to begin, emotions are running high. This is particularly true for young Greta Peters who lost her mother, brother and sister to illness and now lives with her father, Harry. Helping them in their grief is their friendly neighbor Rene, and Greta's barmaid grandmother, Cissie Hardcastle. But with so many deaths in her family, it is no wonder that Greta believes her house to be haunted when she comes home one foggy, winter's evening to find a stranger lurking in the darkness. But this was certainly no apparition. Was he a would-be burglar caught in the act, or just a hungry, desperate man? When the two meet again, Greta discovers that the youth's name is Alexander Armstrong and that he has recently left an orphanage from up north. With a connection existing between the Armstrong family and Greta's dead mother, it seems unlikely that Alex would choose their house to burgle. So what exactly was it he was looking for in Greta's house, and is it something that Greta herself can help him to find?
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'All the atmosphere and color that romance fans have come to expect another sure fire success' -- Liverpool Echo 'She has obviously done her research and offers us a vivid portrait of Liverpool' -- Historical Novels Review
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June Francis was born in Blackpool and moved to Liverpool at an early age. She started writing in her forties producing articles for My Weekly and has since gone on to have fifteen novels published. Married with three grown-up sons she enjoys fell-walking and local history.
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Greta Peters dragged the key on the string through the letterbox with cold stiff fingers and unlocked the door. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Birkett, Great War, Uncle George, Harry Peters, Cissie Hardcastle, George Armstrong, Hall Road, Jeff Hardcastle, Arcadian Star, Aunt Jane, Great Mersey Street, Rene Miller, Breck Road, Buenos Aires, Greta Peters, Stanley Road, Whitefield Road, Seamen's Home New!
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Greta Peters dragged the key on the string through the letterbox with cold stiff fingers and unlocked the door. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Birkett, Great War, Uncle George, Harry Peters, Cissie Hardcastle, George Armstrong, Hall Road, Jeff Hardcastle, Arcadian Star, Aunt Jane, Great Mersey Street, Rene Miller, Breck Road, Buenos Aires, Greta Peters, Stanley Road, Whitefield Road, Seamen's Home New!
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- The Time Machine / The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells on page 114
- The Time Machine by H G Wells on page 114
- The Time Machine by H. G. Wells on page 114
- Winston Churchill: Statesman or Opportunist (Personalities & powers) by Peter Neville on page 130
- The Time Machine (Penguin Classics) by H.G. Wells on page 114
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- Crossing the Class and Color Lines: From Public Housing to White Suburbia by Leonard S. Rubinowitz in Back Matter
- Look For The Silver Lining by June Francis in Front Matter
- Crossing the Class and Color Lines: From Public Housing to White Suburbia by Leonard S. Rubinowitz in Back Matter
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