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The Midwives of Raglan Road
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Midwives of Raglan Road
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jenny Holmes
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:448 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 127 |
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Category/Genre | Romance Historical romance Sagas Historical fiction |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780552171519
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Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Transworld Publishers Ltd
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Imprint |
Corgi Books
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Publication Date |
15 December 2016 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The third heart-warming tale of nostalgia and triumph over adversity set in 1930s Bradford, perfect for Katie Flynn, Donna Douglas and Call the Midwife. **Don't miss Jenny Holmes's latest wartime series, The Air Raid Girls. Part 3 - The Air Raid Girls- Wartime Brides - is available now!** ---------------------------- Summer, 1936. Newly trained midwife Hazel Price returns to the Yorkshire streets of her childhood, only to find that her modern methods and 'stuck-up' ways bring her into conflict with her family and other formidable residents of Raglan Road. Determined Hazel battles on, assisting with home deliveries and supporting the local GP. The days are long and hard but Hazel brings knowledge and compassion to the work she loves. Then tragedy strikes and accusations fly on Raglan Road. Will Hazel's reputation survive? And what of John Moxon, the man she is beginning to fall for - whose side will he take in the war between the old ways and the new? A heart-warming, nostalgic tale of triumph over adversity that readers of Katie Flynn, Donna Douglas and Call the Midwife will adore. ---------------------------- Readers love Jenny Holmes- 'There wasn't anything I didn't like about this book' 5 star review 'I couldn't put this book down' 5 star review 'Loved the whole story' 5 star review 'This is a totally absorbing book' 5 star review 'An excellent read put together in fine style' 5 star review
Author Biography
Jenny Holmes lives in a beautiful part of Yorkshire and sets her sagas in the industrial heartland nearby. She enjoys horse riding, gardening and walking her dog in the dales. She also writes children's books as Jenny Oldfield. Find her on Facebook at Facebook.com/JennyHolmesAuthor
ReviewsPraise for Jenny Holmes * : * Vibrant and heart-warming, Jenny Holmes makes Chapel Street come alive. * Sunday Express on The Shop Girls of Chapel Street * Gritty and uplifting, it's a tale of triumph over adversity * Choice on The Mill Girls of Albion Lane *
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