03083cam a2200337 4500 579215948 TxAuBib 20220714120000.0 ||||||s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781800485761 180048576X B08HVXV8WK Amazon c7666c38-07ca-4450-b68c-0e2d0618d8ba OverDrive (Reserve ID) 6014463 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Riley, Sheila. The Mersey Mistress [Libby] : The start of a gritty historical saga series from Sheila Riley. Boldwood Books, 2021. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 457kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. Romance. Historical Fiction. HTML:<p>A gripping saga from Liverpool's very own bestselling author, <i>Sheila Riley</i><b>1910 LIVERPOOL DOCKS</b><br /> Ruby Swift is a hard-working, straight-talking woman of substance who does not suffer fools gladly.<br /> But when tragedy strikes on a bitter Christmas Eve, Ruby and her beloved husband Archie take matters into their own hands when a trusted employee's house is mysteriously engulfed by flames and lives are lost.<br /> Orphaned by the fire, Ruby welcomes heartbroken sixteen-year-old Anna Cassidy, into her home but is unable to save Anna's twelve-year-old brother Sam, who is sent by the Church to Canada as a Homeboy.<br /> Can Ruby help mend a broken heart and can these two children ever be reunited or is there another higher game in play?<br /> <i>Mersey Mistress</i> takes you on a journey to another time, another place. From the banks of the River Mersey to the frozen waters of the Canadian Saint Laurence River.<br /> <b>Praise for Sheila Riley:</b><br /> 'A powerful and totally absorbing family saga that is not to be missed. I turned the pages almost faster than I could read.' <b>Carol Rivers</b><br /> 'A fabulous story of twists and turns - a totally unputdownable, page turner that had me cheering on the characters. I loved it!' <b>Rosie Hendry</b><br /> 'A thoroughly enjoyable, powerful novel' <b>Lyn Andrews</b><br /> 'An enchanting, warm and deeply touching story' <b>Cathy Sharp</b><br /> 'Vivid, compelling and full of heart. Sheila is a natural-born storyteller.' <b>Kate Thompson</b><br /> 'This author knows the Liverpool she writes about; masterly storytelling from a true Mersey Mistress.' <b>Lizzie Lane</b></p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-07-13 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=c7666c38-07ca-4450-b68c-0e2d0618d8ba&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=c7666c38-07ca-4450-b68c-0e2d0618d8ba&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=c7666c38-07ca-4450-b68c-0e2d0618d8ba&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)