Salem Street [Hardcover]

Anna Jacobs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1995

Struggling to escape the oppression of Salem Street in nineteenth-century Lancashire, England, Annie is banished from home by her jealous stepmother but is forced to return to find work after a brutal rape leaves her pregnant and alone.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Salem Street is just a step above the worst slums of Bilsden, England. In Jacobs' novel, Annie Gibson is born in 1820 on Salem Street to a pair of millworkers, ecstatic at the birth of their daughter and their move up in the world. Jacobs traces Annie's heartening story from her impoverished childhood through her departure from Salem Street to fulfill her dreams of opening a dressmaker's salon for the gentry. Along the way, many births, deaths, and crises slow her ambitious journey out of poverty. Classic historical fiction with a charming heroine who eschews love in her quest for success. Denise Perry Donavin

Review

Praise for Anna Jacobs: 'Catherine Cookson fans will cheer!' -- Peterborough Evening Telegraph 'Anna Jacobs' books are deservedly popular. She is one of the best writers of Lancashire sagas around.' -- Historical Novels Review 'An exciting book of immensely brilliant character portrayal and a great storyline' -- Bangor Chronicle on OUR EVA 'Another cracking read with a vivid insight into family relationships' -- Coventry Evening Telegraph on OUR EVA 'Once again you have given us a story that has me hooked from the first page to the last. The characters are so alive that I am loath to call them characters, they are people - so real that you almost feel for them' -- Reader from Scotland on OUR MARY ANN --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 486 pages
• Publisher: St Martins Pr (February 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312118848
• ISBN-13: 978-0312118846
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,480,233 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Anna Jacobs was born in England but emigrated to Australia thirty years ago. Now she and her husband spend part of the year in each country. She's totally addicted to writing, and produces three novels a year. If she slows down, new characters nag her till she tells their stories. And after all, dusting isn't important - story-telling is. She was first published in fiction in 1992 and as of April 2011, she has had 53 novels published, a few under other names. At the moment Anna is writing historical sagas for one UK publisher and modern novels for another, but she doesn't guarantee not to try other genres. Writing is too much fun to be limited in any way. She's been married to her own hero for many happy years, and they have two daughters and one grandson.

Anna also wrote fantasy novels as Shannah Jay, and these books have now been reiussed as Kindle books.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Could not put it down!!!, June 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Salem Street (Magna Large Print General Series) (Hardcover)

Just finished reading it, and now am looking for the rest in the series. Really great book. Kept you interested the whole way through. Shows you that no matter where you start in life, YOU have the capability to overcome anything! A must read!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Excellant!!, December 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Salem Street (Magna Large Print General Series) (Hardcover)

I really loved this book. The story line was engrossing and historically fascinating. As soon as I was finished with it I passed it on and ran to the library hoping to find the second in the series. Unfortunately my local library doesn't have it yet. I would recommend this book to any bookworm! My mom loved it too. Looking forward to reading the entire series!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Author's notes, February 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Salem Street (Hardcover)

It's the author speaking (I only put the 5 stars because you had to put something!) and really I'd just like to thank the readers who posted such glowing reviews for their kind words. Salem Street was my first book published as Anna Jacobs, back in 1994 and it's still in print. I've just had my 21st novel published (12 as Anna Jacobs). ....