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The Halfpenny Girls

By: Maggie Mason
Narrated by: Anne Dover
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Down on their luck, all they have left is friendship....

It is 1937, and Alice, Edith and Marg continue to face hardships every day, 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....

Alice is coping with a violent father and the weight of the duty she carries to support her family. Marg is left reeling after a dark secret about her birth comes to light and threatens to destroy the life she knows, and Edith is fighting to protect her alcoholic mother from the shame of their neighbours and keep her brother on the straight and narrow.

A chance encounter at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom promises to set their lives on a new path, one filled with love and safety and hope for a brighter future. Will The Halfpenny Girls, who have never known anything but poverty, finally find happiness? And if they do, will it come at a price?

The first in a brand-new series from listener-favourite Maggie Mason, The Halfpenny Girls is the perfect heartwarming family saga about overcoming hardship and the value of friendship. Perfect for fans of Val Wood, Kitty Neale and Rosie Goodwin.

©2021 Maggie Mason (P)2021 Hachette Audio UK Family Life Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Women's Fiction Heartfelt

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This was my first book by this author and I really enjoyed the story which at times got you so involved that goodness what was going to happen next.
Once again ver well narrated too.

Irene Derbyshire

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This was a very good read it takes you as if your there and can fill what the girls all had too go through hope there are other books by this author

Fantastic read

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This book is an absolutely brilliant story,with many highs and lows a book that makes you smile in one chapter and sob in the next,Ann Dover is my favourite reader making it seem so real,can’t wait to hear book 2 thank you x

A must read book

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Another book by fabulous author. Enjoyed all through. Keep them coming Maggie Mason you never let us down.

Halfpenny girls

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Another brilliant read from Maggie Mason, yes, it can be depressing reading books like this but it's the genre and life was hard in the streets of Blackpool and many other places at that time. I found it a most entertaining listen and look forward to many more books from someone who I believe is a great story teller and researches her books well. Carry on for many years to come Maggie Mason. Ann Dover is a superb narrator and once excels in her reading of this book. ***** Highly recommended listen.

Very Good.

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loved this book couldn't wait to go to bed and listen to it.well done maggie

rivitting

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if you're happy, don't read/listen to it.
I won't be carrying on with the series.

Very Depressing

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Very well read. The narrator encouraged me to the end but the narrative was so depressing. Not my cup of tea at all!

Depressing story

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