The Way We Were
a collection of short stories exploring love in all its forms from bestselling author Marie Joseph
1st Edition
Published on 31. March 2012
256 pages
978-1-4481-0792-6 (ISBN)
Description
Fans of Katie Flynn, Rosie Harris and Catherine Cookson will love this heart-warming collection of short stories exploring the themes of love from bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph. Full of her signature warmth and wonderful characters, this is one not to miss.
'Marie Joseph is an amazing success story' -- Woman's Weekly
'She is a winner every time she writes' -- Manchester Evening News
'I love Marie Joseph books and this one did not disappoint.' -- ***** Reader review
'Compelling and very readable - recommended for an afternoon relaxing read.' -- ***** Reader
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In this wonderful collection of short stories we meet, among others, the young mother who eventually discovers nothing can compare with Christmas at home with her husband and children; a couple who are brought together again with unexpected help from a feline source; and a younger sister whose wedding brings faint misgivings and memories from the past...
With compassion, insight and humour these stories explore the themes of love - its hopes, joys, disappointments and reconciliations. All are told through the sepia of nostalgia and tinged with the irony that is characteristic of Marie Joseph.
'Marie Joseph is an amazing success story' -- Woman's Weekly
'She is a winner every time she writes' -- Manchester Evening News
'I love Marie Joseph books and this one did not disappoint.' -- ***** Reader review
'Compelling and very readable - recommended for an afternoon relaxing read.' -- ***** Reader
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In this wonderful collection of short stories we meet, among others, the young mother who eventually discovers nothing can compare with Christmas at home with her husband and children; a couple who are brought together again with unexpected help from a feline source; and a younger sister whose wedding brings faint misgivings and memories from the past...
With compassion, insight and humour these stories explore the themes of love - its hopes, joys, disappointments and reconciliations. All are told through the sepia of nostalgia and tinged with the irony that is characteristic of Marie Joseph.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
File size
0,30 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4481-0792-6 (9781448107926)
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11/1995
Arrow Books Ltd
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Person
Marie Joseph was born in Lancashire and was educated at Blackburn High School for Girls. Before her marriage she was in the Civil Service. She lived in Middlesex with her husband, a retired chartered Engineer, and had two daughters and eight grandchildren.
Marie Joseph began her writing career as a short-story writer and used her Northern background to enrich her bestselling novels. Down-to-earth characters bring a vivid authenticity to her stories, which were written with both humour and poignancy.
Her novel: A Better World Than This won the 1987 Romantic Novelist's Association Major Award.
She died in 1996.
Marie Joseph began her writing career as a short-story writer and used her Northern background to enrich her bestselling novels. Down-to-earth characters bring a vivid authenticity to her stories, which were written with both humour and poignancy.
Her novel: A Better World Than This won the 1987 Romantic Novelist's Association Major Award.
She died in 1996.
