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The Mersey Girls by Sheila Riley- Urban historical fiction

"not everything is as it seems and love and luck are rarely on the same side."

Evie looks after her brother and sister since their father murdered their mother and is

now serving time having been classed as insane. She has known Danny since they were

small but believes he is stepping out with Suzie, someone known for slacking and

gossiping. When Danny very nearly runs over Evie as she slips off a pavement she learns

the truth and things change. Not least in that she gets a new job at the haulage firm

where Danny works so that she is much nearer home and her family. Danny’s sister

Grace is an entertainer on a cruise ship and was engaged to the cast director until

she found him “engaged” in other activities. He seemed to care little when she broke

things off and she found friendship in Bruce, the son of the ship's owners. This is the

second in the series but happily stands alone (I hadn’t read the first one) This is set

in the 1950’s- a time of post war austerity and things beginning to get back to normal

- perhaps something we can now more relate to after lockdown- nowhere near as

traumatic as wartime but that life was majorly disturbed for he whole population.

A wonderful read even for those of us who are too young to remember those

times. A glimpse of the past, a little history and a good solid plot line

. A very enjoyable read.

The Mersey Girls Liverpool 1950 When Evie Kilgaren takes over the running of the back office at Skinner and Son's haulage
yard, she has no idea she is walking into a hive of blackmail, secrets and lies. Her fellow co-worker and childhood nemesis, Susie Blackthorn, is outraged at being demoted
and is hell-bent on securing the affections of local heartthrob Danny Harris. Grace Harris, a singer on the prestigious D’Angelo transatlantic ocean liners, is returning home
engaged to be married. But Grace is harbouring her own shocking secrets and something
valuable her fiancé very desperately wants back. As we return to the lives and loves of those who live and work in the Mersey Docklands, not
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Author Bio – Sheila Riley wrote four #1 bestselling novels under the pseudonym Annie Groves and is now
writing the Reckoner's Row series under her own name. She has set it around the River
Mersey and its docklands near to where she spent her early years. She still lives in Liverpool. Social Media Links – Own website: http://my-writing-ladder.blogspot.com/ Twitter @ https://twitter.com/1sheilariley Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheilarileynovelist/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SheilaRileyAuthor/ Newsletter Sign Up: http://bit.ly/SheilaRileyNewsletter Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/sheila-riley