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Against the Odds

On sale

30th August 2004

Price: £9.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780755301126

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Twenty-four-year-old Lynnie Downs has a lot on her plate. First and foremost are her plans to marry Ozzie Matthews – but the odds are stacked against him ever settling down. Then there’s her mother and her younger brothers to worry about. Ray’s due out of prison soon, Jimmy and Dec have escaped from Leicester to avoid the police, and Colin is up to no good, as usual. But at work Lynnie can forget all this. For behind the counter at Cigar Sid’s betting shop, where hopes are dashed and dreams are made, Lynnie’s own fortunes are about to change…

Reviews

Woman's Realm
Praise for Lynda Page: 'You'll be hooked from page one
Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Cookson/Cox aficionados who've missed her should grab this. Romantic and gripping
LE1
Ms Page creates strong characters and is a clever and careful storyteller... A great writer who gives an authentic voice to Leicester... A formidable talent
Hull Daily Mail
In Lynda Page, we have an author who writes with skill and style... Leicester's Lynda Page is destined to share the limelight - and bestseller lists - with the likes of Catherine Cookson
Martina Cole
If you want an enthralling saga read Lynda Page
Choice magazine
Lynda Page is a leading purveyor of the saga, enlivening her plots with all manner of page-turning twists and turns. Expect the unexpected
Sun
Inspirational and heart-warming