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The halfpenny girls at Christmas / Maggie Mason.

As Christmas approaches, Alice, Edith and Marg continue to face hardships growing up on one of the poorest streets in Blackpool. Penniless, their friendship has helped them survive this far, but it'll take more than that to see them through the dark days that lie ahead. Newly married Alice receives shocking news about her pregnancy that threatens the future she's always dreamed of, Marg is struggling to care for her ailing mother and ensure her little sister receives the education she deserves, and Edith is grieving the loss of her family while preparing to marry her sweetheart. The Halfpenny Girls once again are faced with a struggle, but with the festive season upon them will family, friendship and Christmas spirit see them through?

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C9008414732 LP MAS
Large print   City Branch . . Available .  
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ISBN 9780750549080
Author Mason, Maggie, 1945- author
Title The halfpenny girls at Christmas / Maggie Mason.
Published Leicester : Thorpe, Magna, 2021.
Physical description 396 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Series Halfpenny girls 2
Summary As Christmas approaches, Alice, Edith and Marg continue to face hardships growing up on one of the poorest streets in Blackpool. Penniless, their friendship has helped them survive this far, but it'll take more than that to see them through the dark days that lie ahead. Newly married Alice receives shocking news about her pregnancy that threatens the future she's always dreamed of, Marg is struggling to care for her ailing mother and ensure her little sister receives the education she deserves, and Edith is grieving the loss of her family while preparing to marry her sweetheart. The Halfpenny Girls once again are faced with a struggle, but with the festive season upon them will family, friendship and Christmas spirit see them through?
Subject Female friendship -- Fiction
Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
Poor families -- Fiction
Christmas stories
Domestic fiction
Large type books
Blackpool (England) -- Fiction
Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952 -- Fiction
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