A World Apart
a moving and emotional Lancashire saga about one woman's resolve to start afresh
1st Edition
Published on 31. January 2013
400 pages
978-1-4481-8303-6 (ISBN)
Description
If you like Katie Flynn, Rosie Clarke and Catherine Cookson, you will love this captivating and heart -warming saga by bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph. We meet Daisy Bell again (A Better World Than This) - in the aftermath of war, can she build a new life?
'Marie Joseph is an amazing success story' -- Woman's Weekly
'Marie Joseph has the same rare, magical gift as Catherine Cookson for turning everyday people with everyday lives into the stuff of fascination.' -- Kent Evening Post
'She is a winner every time she writes' -- Manchester Evening News
'Marie Joseph's descriptions and turn of phrase are a joy to read...' -- ***** Reader review
'Loved this story, pure escapism' -- ***** Reader review
'Compelling and very readable - recommended for an afternoon relaxing read.' -- ***** Reader
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IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY, CAN SHE BUILD A NEW LIFE?
1947: The war is over, finally.
Life at Daisy Penny's Blackpool boarding house, Shangri-La, is good - as good as it can be when you've got to feed your family and guests on rations and your husband is sickly. But still she carries on...
However, when tragedy strikes, the indomitable Daisy makes the difficult decision to cut her ties, sell her boarding-house in Blackpool and start a new life in the country.
Has she the strength to start afresh?
Daisy's story started in A Better World Than This, which won the Romantic Novelists' Award.
'Marie Joseph is an amazing success story' -- Woman's Weekly
'Marie Joseph has the same rare, magical gift as Catherine Cookson for turning everyday people with everyday lives into the stuff of fascination.' -- Kent Evening Post
'She is a winner every time she writes' -- Manchester Evening News
'Marie Joseph's descriptions and turn of phrase are a joy to read...' -- ***** Reader review
'Loved this story, pure escapism' -- ***** Reader review
'Compelling and very readable - recommended for an afternoon relaxing read.' -- ***** Reader
*********************************************************
IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY, CAN SHE BUILD A NEW LIFE?
1947: The war is over, finally.
Life at Daisy Penny's Blackpool boarding house, Shangri-La, is good - as good as it can be when you've got to feed your family and guests on rations and your husband is sickly. But still she carries on...
However, when tragedy strikes, the indomitable Daisy makes the difficult decision to cut her ties, sell her boarding-house in Blackpool and start a new life in the country.
Has she the strength to start afresh?
Daisy's story started in A Better World Than This, which won the Romantic Novelists' Award.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
File size
1,40 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4481-8303-6 (9781448183036)
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Marie Joseph
A World Apart
Book
03/1993
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.
