Taking a Chance on Love: Two friends face one dark secret in this touching Liverpool saga

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Taking a Chance on Love: Two friends face one dark secret in this touching Liverpool saga
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Joan Jonker
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:512
Dimensions(mm): Height 176,Width 114
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780747267973
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Imprint Headline Book Publishing
Publication Date 1 April 2002
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Ginny Porter and Joan Flynn were born within days of each other in adjoining houses in a narrow street of two-up two-downs in Liverpool. They've been friends since they were toddlers and now they've become young ladies and left school. Joan finds work at Dunlop's tyre factory, while Ginny's dream comes true when she is taken on as a counter assistant at Woolworths. But things don't work out as she had expected, and for a while she carries around a dark secret. Meanwhile, a neighbour, Hannah, is devastated at the death of her son, and her future looks bleak until Ginny's mother, Beth, rallies her friends together to help the elderly woman through her darkest days. Then comes news that lifts Hannah's spirits and enables the old lady to laugh once again. And new arrivals in the street affect the lives of everyone.

Author Biography

Joan Jonker was born and bred in Liverpool. She lives in Southport with her son. She has two sons and two grandsons.

Reviews

Praise for Joan Jonker: 'As usual our Joan has come up with a story full of laughter and smiles * Liverpool Echo * Hilarious and touching stories of life in Liverpool * Woman's Realm *