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The Pride of Polly Perkins: A touching family saga of love, tragedy and hope

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Pride of Polly Perkins: A touching family saga of love, tragedy and hope
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Joan Jonker
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:416
Dimensions(mm): Height 179,Width 111
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Sagas
ISBN/Barcode 9780747255673
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Imprint Headline Book Publishing
Publication Date 9 October 1997
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

At the age of fourteen, happy-go-lucky Polly Perkins faces untold sadness when her beloved father is diagnosed with tuberculosis. As Tommy's stay in hospital turns from weeks into months, Polly's mother, Ada, becomes increasingly anxious as to how she will make ends meet. In an attempt to help out, Polly takes a job as a flowerseller, and when she sells a buttonhole to Charles Denholme, a member of the Liverpool gentry, she sets in motion a chain of events that changes her life forever...

Author Biography

Joan Jonker was born and bred in Liverpool. She led a rich and varied life and was devoted to her family. Before writing novels, she worked tirelessly for the charity-run organisation Victims of Violence which she founded in 1976. Sadly, Joan died in 2006, but she is remembered fondly by her family and friends and her multitude of fans.