Brought up on her parents' smallholding in Jarrow, Rose McConnell knows she is luckier than many in Tyneside during the harsh years of the 1870s. But she can't help dreaming of the world she has glimpsed in the idyllic country estate of Ravensworth where her own mother grew up. And when she captures the heart of handsome William Fawcett, who comes from a respectable family and lives in the well-to-do James Terrace, it seems her dream of a better life is finally within her reach. As the years go by she is blessed not only ...
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Brought up on her parents' smallholding in Jarrow, Rose McConnell knows she is luckier than many in Tyneside during the harsh years of the 1870s. But she can't help dreaming of the world she has glimpsed in the idyllic country estate of Ravensworth where her own mother grew up. And when she captures the heart of handsome William Fawcett, who comes from a respectable family and lives in the well-to-do James Terrace, it seems her dream of a better life is finally within her reach. As the years go by she is blessed not only with a loving husband she adores, but with a home of her own and a brood of beautiful daughters who she vows will never know the hardship of her upbringing. But with the poverty of Jarrow never far away, it sometimes seems that the security of Rose's new life is as delicate as her childhood dreams...
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Outline: -Brought up on her parents` smallholding in Jarrow in the harsh years of the 1870s selling vegetables to poverty-struck Irish labourers such as the unruly McMullens Rose dreams of the world beyond the grime of the town a world she glimpsed at a fairytale wedding on the Ravensworth Estate as a child. Capturing the heart of handsome and respectable steelworker William Fawcett it seems her wish for a better life is finally within reach. But tragedy strikes and to save her young family from destitution Rose must turn to wild John McMullen. A powerful tale of passion and heartache and a wonderful heroine who-for the sake of those she loves-refuses to give in to loss and despair. THE JARROW LASS is a powerful story of passion and heartache and the first novel in the Jarrow Trilogy. -> the publisher of this PAPERBACK book is Headline The date of this copy is 2002 booksalvation have grade it as Very Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Jarrow Trilogy Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
