Irene Carr
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Love Child
When Lucy's mother Amy is flung out of the house by her seafaring husband in a drunk rage, she is rescued by a gentleman naval…
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Lovers Meeting
Josie has survived poverty and disgrace - but how will she cope when she returns home to a new job and some old secrets?
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Mary's Child
Set in the bustling shipbuilding community of Sunderland at a time of turmoil abroad and grinding poverty at home, this is the unforgettable story of…
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Jailbird's Daughter
Alison Grant is just five when her father is sent to prison for murder. Her mother blackens his character and when she's taunted at school…
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Rachel
Orphaned at a young age, Rachel is left penniless and alone in the streets of turn-of-the-century Newcastle. In the depths of despair she is delighted…
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Fancy Woman
The harsh urban life of 1900s Sunderland is no place for beautiful, innocent Laura whose determined spirit brings nothing but trouble. In love with wealthy…
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Emily
Found abandoned on the quayside, the young waif is taken in by the Jacksons whose own daughter was lost in a tragic accident. They never…
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Chrissie's Children
Sunderland-born Chrissie has worked her way up from the back streets with unstinting determination to give her children the opportunities her never had. But in…