The Cotton Lass & Other Stories
Autor*in: Jacobs, Anna
Jahr: 2018
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 320 S.
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- Inhalt:
- ‘Jacobs is especially big on resourceful, admirable women. Great stuff!’ Daily Mail This collection of stand-alone short stories is a treat for new readers and dedicated fans alike. In each of these seventeen stories, an ordinary person takes on an extraordinary journey to a new life, discovering facets and strengths they never knew they possessed. Across a variety of time periods and settings, these stories capture Anna Jacobs’ unique style and showcase her mastery of emotional tales. The collection includes: The Cotton Lass: Widow Sarah is struggling to make ends meet as England suffers from the cotton famine brought on by war in the United States. Will the opportunity to move to Australia provide a new life for her? Going Out in Style: Mrs Kelly is widely acknowledged as uncooperative and a troublemaker in her nursing home, but forms a bond with Raelene, a young woman doing community service there. Their friendship will transform them both.
- Anna Jacobs was born in Lancashire at the beginning of the Second World War. She has lived in different parts of England as well as Australia and has enjoyed setting her modern and historical novels in both countries. She is addicted to telling stories and recently celebrated the publication of her one hundredth novel, as well as sixty years of marriage.
Titelinformationen
Titel: The Cotton Lass & Other Stories
Autor*in: Jacobs, Anna
Verlag: Lightning Source Inc
ISBN: 9780749023096
Kategorie: Belletristik & Unterhaltung, Romane & Erzählungen, Liebe & Beziehung
Format: ePub
Max. Ausleihdauer: 21 Tage