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  • Sixpence in Her Shoe

  • By: Frances Brody
  • Narrated by: Maggie Mash
  • Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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Sixpence in Her Shoe

By: Frances Brody
Narrated by: Maggie Mash
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In working-class Leeds in the 1920s, Jess is starting on her journey through life. Growing up in the aftermath of the Great War, she is torn between her downtrodden father and her cantankerous, ambitious mother.

After a disastrous spell as housekeeper to the local priest, she works happily in the office of her uncle's shoe factory and falls in love with her childhood sweetheart, Wilf. But Wilf is determined to be a successful artist, and Jess can't bring herself to stand in the way of his dreams. She also faces a bigger fight: she is consumed by the desire to save her godchild, Leila, from an orphanage - a battle that eventually threatens to break her heart.

©2006 Frances McNeil (P)2006 Magna Large Print Books
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Critic Reviews

"Frances writes strong, believable characters and has a meticulous eye for period detail." (Leah Fleming)
"Frances Brody captures the tragedies and joys of old working-class Leeds in vivid and heartfelt storytelling." (Elizabeth Gill)
"Frances Brody makes every turn of the page a step back into time in her wonderfully sumptuous sagas...storytelling at its very best." (Diane Allen)

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Great Read

This story leaves you a bit raw as it is true to life at this time-I had to stop reading in some parts of it. Frances Brody can sure tell a story - very enjoyable but different to her other books.

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