The Halfpenny Girls by Maggie Mason
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The Halfpenny Girls
- By: Maggie Mason
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Series: Halfpenny Girls, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction
Publisher's Summary
Down on their luck, all they have left is friendship....
It is 1937, and Alice, Edith and Marg continue to face hardships every day, growing up on one of the poorest streets in Blackpool. Penniless, their friendship has helped them survive this far, but it'll take more than that to see them through the dark days that lie ahead....
Alice is coping with a violent father and the weight of the duty she carries to support her family. Marg is left reeling after a dark secret about her birth comes to light and threatens to destroy the life she knows, and Edith is fighting to protect her alcoholic mother from the shame of their neighbours and keep her brother on the straight and narrow.
A chance encounter at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom promises to set their lives on a new path, one filled with love and safety and hope for a brighter future. Will The Halfpenny Girls, who have never known anything but poverty, finally find happiness? And if they do, will it come at a price?
The first in a brand-new series from listener-favourite Maggie Mason, The Halfpenny Girls is the perfect heartwarming family saga about overcoming hardship and the value of friendship. Perfect for fans of Val Wood, Kitty Neale and Rosie Goodwin.
©2021 Maggie Mason (P)2021 Hachette Audio UK
Christine
wonderfully read!
Loved this.
So very well read by Anne Dover, making the story come to life.