AuthorAnna Jacobs
NarratorPatricia Gallimore
SeriesKershaw Sisters, Book 1
Duration15h 34m
CategoriesAdult Fiction, Historical Novels, Family Sagas
PublisherHodder & Stoughton
VersionUnabridged
The first installment in the breathtaking Kershaw Sisters series. They say you only regret the things you don't do.... Lizzie Kershaw is an independent spirit; ever since her father's death she has had to be a survivor. Home life is harsh, though, and desperate to escape it, she makes an ill-advised marriage. But she discovers all too quickly that she's married a selfish and violent man. His beatings never seem to stop, and she soon comes to a decision: she must run far, far away. With the help of some suffragettes she escapes to Manchester, where she finds work in a munitions factory - she is finally the independent woman she has always longed to be. But her husband, whose cruelty knows no bounds, tracks her down and drags her back home to more beatings than ever. But when his violence causes her to lose the one thing she's always wanted, Lizzie knows she must find the strength to make the changes in her life that are so sorely needed.
Author: Anna Jacobs
Author Anna Jacobs
Narrator Nicolette Mckenzie
SeriesKershaw Sisters, Book 3
Duration 14h 45m
She thought she could trust him.... Eva Kershaw thought she would never marry and is happy living a quiet life with her dear friend Alice. But Alice is ill, and her nephew, Gus, has thrust himself into their household. Alice's dearest wish is that Eva should not make the same mistakes she did, and she alters her will so that Eva and Gus are strongl...
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Ellindale Saga Book 3: One Special Village
Author: Anna Jacobs
Author Anna Jacobs
Narrator Anne Dover
SeriesEllindale Saga, Book 3
Duration 10h 35m
Widower Harry Makepeace lives in Manchester with his sickly daughter, Cathie, scrimping and saving to get by. But after she suffers a violent asthma attack, the doctors say she must move to the clean, fresh air of the countryside to have any hope of survival. When Harry chances upon a patch of land for sale in Ellindale and an advert for a disused...
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Ellindale Saga Book 1: One Quiet Woman
Author: Anna Jacobs
Author Anna Jacobs
Narrator Anne Dover
SeriesEllindale Saga, Book 1
Duration 11h 2m
Leah Turner's father has been killed in an accident at the laundry, and since her mother died years ago it falls to her to become sole provider for her little sister. But women's wages are half those of men and pawning the few belongings she has left will only keep their vicious rent collector at bay for a few weeks, so even if she finds a job, the...
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Birch End Book 3: A Woman's Promise
Author: Anna Jacobs
Author Anna Jacobs
Narrator Julia Franklin
SeriesBirch End, Book 3
Duration 11h 28m
As the only female cabinet maker in the valley in 1935, Frankie Redfern is unusual. She faces prejudice even from her own mother. But she's content working for her father and is unwilling to give up her independence or the work she loves for marriage. When her husband falls gravely ill, Frankie's mother takes over, causing serious trouble for her d...
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Jubilee Series Book 1: Silver Wishes
Author: Anna Jacobs
Author Anna Jacobs
Narrator Catherine Harvey
SeriesJubilee Series, Book 1
Duration 9h 52m
The first novel in the heartwarming and gripping Jubilee Lake series, from million-copy bestseller Anna Jacobs. Lancashire, 1895. When her controlling stepfather suddenly dies, it seems that Elinor Pendleton finally has a chance of freedom. But her hopes are soon dashed when she learns that the thuggish Jason Stafford has inherited every penny, and...
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Jubilee Series Book 2: Golden Dreams
Author: Anna Jacobs
Author Anna Jacobs
Narrator Catherine Harvey
SeriesJubilee Series, Book 2
Duration 10h 29m
The second book in the gripping and heartwarming Jubilee Lake series, from multi-million-copy bestselling author Anna Jacobs. Lancashire, 1895. Lillian Hesketh has taken a new name, and a brave step towards a happier life. Suddenly widowed after an unhappy marriage, and pursued by her unscrupulous in-laws, Lillian finds a fresh start in the beautif...
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Author: Anna Jacobs
Author Anna Jacobs
Narrator Julia Franklin
SeriesKershaw Sisters, Book 2
Duration 13h 26m
There is no love like a mother's for her child.... Little Billy, Polly's son, is the light of her life. It's for his sake that she puts up with an unkind mother-in-law and life on an isolated farm. When Billy is knocked down by a car, his father is killed attempting to save his life, and Polly, cast off by her husband's family, is left with a child...
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Birch End Book 2: A Widow's Courage
Author: Anna Jacobs
Author Anna Jacobs
Narrator Julia Franklin
SeriesBirch End, Book 2
Duration 11h
Lancashire 1934. Three years after her husband's sudden death, Stella comes into some money unexpectedly and decides to make a new start in the country. She settles on Ellin Valley, where she quickly begins to make friends. She falls in love with a cottage in Birch End, but an unscrupulous man wants it too. Will she be able to buy her dream home? L...
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Author: Anna Jacobs
Author Anna Jacobs
Narrator Nicolette Mckenzie
SeriesKershaw Sisters, Book 4
Duration 13h 49m
The final installment in the breathtaking Kershaw Sisters series. She thought the worst was behind her.... Life is tough in Lancashire in 1905 - and especially so for 15-year-old Mary Ann, who was born out of wedlock. When her new stepfather begins to abuse her, Mary Ann doesn't know how much more she can take - until the worst happens and she is s...
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Jubilee Series Book 3: Diamond Promises
Author: Anna Jacobs
Author Anna Jacobs
Narrator Catherine Harvey
SeriesJubilee Series, Book 3
Duration 10h 3m
The third book in the gripping and heartwarming new Jubilee Lake series, from multi-million-copy bestselling author Anna Jacobs Lancashire, 1895. Lancashire, 1895. Abigail Dawson has lived in fear of her father for thirty years. But when, after uprooting them to a grand new home in Ollerthwaite, he's found murdered in the street, her life is turned...
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