Child of the Mersey

Child of the Mersey
Annie Groves

A brand new series from the bestselling author of A Christmas Promise. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn.For the ordinary people of Empire Street, life will never be the same again.Kitty Fisher has plenty on her plate to keep her busy. Since her mother died when she was just a child, she’s cooked, cleaned and scraped to make ends meet for her drunken father and her headstrong brothers.Rita Kennedy, living with her husband under the roof of his spiteful mother-in-law, is desperate for their own home. Perhaps that will help them get their marriage back on the rails again?For the two women and others like them on Liverpool’s dockside and across the whole country, the threatening clouds of war will bring heartache and tragedy. It will take courage and the bonds of family and friends to help them see this through.

ANNIE GROVES

Child of the Mersey

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins 2014

Copyright © Annie Groves 2014

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Source ISBN: 9780007550807

Ebook Edition © August 2014 ISBN: 9780007550814

Version: 2017-09-12

Dedication (#ulink_681db872-2d51-5c24-b52a-f058fbd76f0f)

My adorable grandchildren Emily, Abi, Daniel, Jack and Hollie

The Future.

Thomas, Michael and Mathew

Our Heavenly Stars xxx

Table of Contents

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Title Page (#uc239403c-22c9-5f85-abdc-fa0eef1996bd)

Copyright (#u90124c8d-9dc7-5014-b1e0-339f66634c25)

Dedication (#u09f445b3-c348-5618-9a4d-ba19b2e87749)

Prologue (#u865d6ff6-fe51-5943-8d0f-3b5ac3bb1805)

Part One (#u4bca2291-4114-5594-92a6-2eb0ff6685b3)

Chapter One (#u665b68c5-b94f-5fe5-9b27-04148db53217)

Chapter Two (#u2700643e-9926-51d4-bb1e-f969594ab232)

Chapter Three (#uaf297f94-9066-5bd0-a546-3b5978b6bc2d)

Chapter Four (#ucacde4ba-c25e-55be-bc4c-d8c7f6f4aac2)

Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Part Two (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)