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Ha'penny schemes / Gemma Jackson.
By: Jackson, Gemma.
Series: Jackson, Gemma, Ivy Rose: 4.Publisher: Leicester : Thorpe, Magna, 2020Edition: Large print edition.Description: 432 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780750547598; 0750547596.Subject(s): Working class women -- Fiction | Tenement houses -- Fiction | Dublin (Ireland) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Large type books.Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: In 1920s inner-city Dublin tenements, Ivy Rose Murphy struggles to survive in the harsh poverty-stricken environment she was born into. She is trying to adapt to her new role as a married woman. There are those jealous of the improvements she has managed to make in her life. To Ivy it seems everyone wants a piece of her. Ivy's friends gather around to offer support but somehow Ivy is the one who gives hope to them.Ivy's old enemy Father Leary keeps a close watch on her comings and goings. Ivy's husband, Jem Ryan, is a forward-thinking man, but can he protect Ivy when her enemies begin to close in?| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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In 1920s inner-city Dublin tenements, Ivy Rose Murphy struggles to survive in the harsh poverty-stricken environment she was born into. She is trying to adapt to her new role as a married woman. There are those jealous of the improvements she has managed to make in her life. To Ivy it seems everyone wants a piece of her. Ivy's friends gather around to offer support but somehow Ivy is the one who gives hope to them.Ivy's old enemy Father Leary keeps a close watch on her comings and goings. Ivy's husband, Jem Ryan, is a forward-thinking man, but can he protect Ivy when her enemies begin to close in?
Adult.